Tropical Rainforests - Climate

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Climate:

  • The climate is the same all year round - there are no definate seasons.
  • It's hot (the temperature is generally between 20-28 *c and only varies by a few degrees over the year). This is because near the eqator, the sun is overhead all year round.
  • Rainfall is very high, arond 2000 mm a year. It rains every day, usually in the afternoon.

Soil:

The soil isn't very fertile as heavy rain washes nutrients away. There are nutrients at the surface due to decayed leaf fall, but this layer is very thin asdecay is fast in

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