how is athe climate in a rain forest?

Question

is it hot and humid or is it mild and humid

Answer 1

hot, humid and rainy

Answer 2

In an average year in a tropical rain forest, the climate is very humid because of all the rainfall, which amounts to about 250 cm per year. The rain forest has lots of rain because it is very hot and wet. This climate is found near the equator. That means that there is more direct sunlight hitting the land and sea there than anywhere else. The sun warms the land and sea and the water evaporates into the air. The warm air can hold a lot of water vapor. As the air rises, it cools. That means it can hold less water vapor. Then as warm meets cold, condensation takes place and the vapor forms droplets, and clouds form. The clouds then produce rain. It rains more than ninety days a year and the strong sun usually shines between the storms. The water cycle repeats often along the equator. The main plants in this biome are trees. A lot of the rain that falls on the rain forest never reaches the ground. It stays on the trees because the leaves act as a shield, and some rain never gets past the trees to the smaller plants and grounds below. Trees in this climate reach a height of more than 164 feet. They form a canopy. The forest floor is called understory. The canopy also keeps sunlight from reaching the plants in the understory. Between the canopy and understory is a lower canopy made up of smaller trees. These plants do receive some filtered sunlight.

The tropical rain forest is classified as Af meaning tropical forest The A is given to tropical climates that are moist for all months which have average temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius. The f stands for sufficient precipitation for all months. The latitude range for rainforest climate is 15° to 25° North and South of the equator

The annual precipitation of a rain forest is greater than 150 cm. In only a month the rain forest receives 4 inches of rain. The rain forest is different from a lot of other climates. In other climates, the evaporation is carried away to fall as rain in far off areas, but in the rain forests, 50 % of the precipitation comes from its own evaporation.

The average temperature of a rain forest is about 77° Fahrenheit. The rain forest is about the same temperature year round. The temperature never drops below 64° Fahrenheit. Rain forests are so hot because they are found near the equator. The closer to the equator you are, the more solar radiation there is. The more solar radiation there is, the hotter it is. Rain forest are never found in climates which have temperatures 32° Fahrenheit and below because the plant life will not be able to live because they aren't adapted to frost. All the plants will die out if the rain forest is cooler.

The plants that make up the understory of a rainforest have adapted to the small amount of sunlight that they receive. Ferns and mosses do well, along with epiphytes. These are plants that grow on other plants. They can be found growing on branches of tall trees where they can get sunlight. There are many different plant species found in the rain forest..

Answer 3

What is Climate?
Did you experience any hot and sticky weather during your summer holidays? Chances are, there were at least a few days when the heat and humidity were unbearable. This is what the weather is like in most tropical rainforest regions day and night, month after month and year after year.

Meteorologists, scientists who study the atmosphere, define climate as the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time. In describing climate, they consider air temperature and rainfall conditions and how these conditions remain the same or change from one season to the next. In a tropical rainforest, the climate hardly ever changes. It has hot temperatures, daily rainfall and high humidity.

Temperatures in a Tropical Rainforest

One atmospheric condition nearly constant in tropical rainforest regions is temperature. Averaging 350 C (800 F), it changes very little throughout the year. Even nighttime temperatures are only 20 to 30 C (50 - 80 F) cooler than daytime high temperatures.

There are few changes in temperature because throughout the year, the sun's rays are more direct on the earth's surface. At noon, for example, the sun is almost directly overhead everyday.

Effects of High Temperatures on Tropical Rainforest Trees

The constantly hot temperatures and the lack of a cold winter season has had a noticeable affect on the trees that have adapted to living in tropical rainforests. They are generally broad-leafed, like the elm and oak trees common in more northerly latitudes. But unlike these northern broad-leafs, most tropical rainforest trees do not lose their leaves. They remain green and the tree grows year-round. Consequently, many tropical rainforest trees have no growth rings.

Rainfall in a Tropical Rainforest

As its name indicates, rain is very common in a tropical rainforest. In fact, these forests get more rain than any other place on earth. The actual amount can be as much as 1000 cm (400 inches) yearly, that is nearly equal to the height of a four story building.

The morning of almost every day in the tropics begins with a clear blue sky. By early afternoon, however, the sun's heat has evaporated a huge amount of water vapor into the atmosphere. Clouds form quickly and by mid-afternoon rain falls in sudden and hard downpours. Thunderstorms are common.

It is hard to imagine an area that receives rain every day would have a dry season. But, even in the tropics, there are several months of the year when rainfall is a little less than 250 cm. Because most tropical rainforest regions are in the southern hemisphere, the dry season is considered to be summer although it begins in December. It is during this drier spell that some rainforest plants drop their leaves.

Effects of Rainfall in a Tropical Rainforest

The large amount of rainfall experienced in a tropical rainforest helps the trees grow year round. It also helps the forest to be rich in vegetation.

During a downpour, the closed canopy catches most of the raindrops. It is estimated that in a tropical rainforest only one-third of the rain hits the ground as rain drops. Another third reaches the ground by streaming down tree trunks. The remaining third evaporates before hitting the forest.

To reach the forest floor, most of the rain water runs down the branches and then the trunks of the trees. The forest floor plants must than rely on their large root systems to get the water needed for growth.

Humidity in a Tropical Rainforest

Humidity is a term meteorologists use to indicate how much water is in the air. It is determined by comparing the actual amount of water in the air to what it can hold. Humidity is written as a percentage. You can describe humidity by how sticky you feel when playing outside. When the air feels sticky, the humidity is high. When it is not sticky on a day of the same temperature, the humidity is low.

During the day the humidity in a tropical rainforest measures about 80%. At night the humidity is even higher at 95%. With air temperatures high, that's really sticky!

The Climate Inside a Tropical Rainforest and Its Effects on Plant Life

The area of a tropical rainforest under the trees has its own climate. This is called a microclimate. Here most climatic conditions are similar to the ones above the canopy.

The climate inside a tropical rainforest is influenced by the canopy. About 95% of the sunlight is blocked by the thick leaves there. The forest floor far below is always in shade. The lack of light has lead to the special adaptations in forest for plants. Some plants are tall to reach above other plants so they can collect more sunlight. The leaves of forest floor plants also tend to be broad and a very dark green in colour. The increased green means more chlorophyll, the food factories of the plant.

It is very hot and humid there. Because there is very little circulation, the air is often stagnant.

Answer 4

Always humid. Rain fall between 250 inches and 500 inches per year.

In winter, very cold, in summer, very hot.

In washington , USA there are pockets of rain forest it is temperate compared to other of its type.

Answer 5

it is mild and humid always