tropical rain

Warm latitude deluge

Tropical rain is rainfall occurring in tropical regions, typically characterized by heavy, warm downpours.

The term appears in weather discussions and travel contexts: We got caught in a tropical rain shower.

Unlike temperate rain, tropical rain tends to fall in intense bursts, often daily during wet seasons, and feels warm rather than cold on the skin.

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steamy air · steam · drench · canopy · palm fronds · thunder · deluge · torrent · flash flood · warm · lush · lush vegetation · equator · shower · mist · fern · parrot · muddy

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Opposites
precipitation type

tropical rainsnow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

blizzard · drizzle · snowfall · sleet · freezing rain

climate zone

tropical rainalpine snow

Frozen precipitation at elevation

intensity/abundance

tropical rainscattered showers

Isolated light rainfalls

Family

tropical, rain, tropic, tropics, tropically, rains, rained, raining, rainy

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