rainy seasons

Annual wet months

Rainy seasons are recurring periods when a region receives most of its annual rainfall, typically lasting weeks to months.

Tropical and subtropical climates often have distinct wet and dry seasons rather than the four-season pattern of temperate zones.

The timing depends on location—monsoon seasons in South Asia, wet seasons in sub-Saharan Africa: Farmers plant crops at the start of the rainy season.

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Annually recurring rainless periods

droughts · drought conditions · dry spells · harmattan · desiccation

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