a) Climate Types
i) The climate types that exist in my country are tropical, no diversification of seasons and various seasonal in rainfall. In the north the wettest months are october through April and in the south the rainy season is May to November. Hurricanes usually strike in the months between August and September.
ii)The climate is very much uniform across the country. The temperature is constant throughout most of the year.
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| This is from http://www.climate-charts.com/Charts/D/DR78486.png |
Although this is a map of land utilization it illustrates how D.R is tropical and the island is mostly made up of forest.
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| This map is from http://images.nationmaster.com/images/motw/americas/dominican_rep_land_1971.jp |
b) Seasonality
i)The annual range of temperatures and precipitation for Santo Domingo is 25.9 degrees Celsius (78.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and the annual precipitation averages 1447.1 mm (57 inches).
Read more: http://www.santo-domingo.climatemps.com/#ixzz3DkEhqUiG
In Punta Cana average temperature is 82°F (28°C) and the lowest temperature is 77°F (25°C). Punta Cana receives an average of 128mm of rain.
ii) The annual temperature and precipitation for
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is 79°F and lowest is 66 °F, compare to Honolulu the highest average temperature is upper 80°F and lower mid 60°F . They seem to have very similar weather considering the are both tropical islands.
iii) My capital does not experience large seasonalities, they have very small seasonality They have rainy seasons and occasional hurricanes.
There was one contrast between the climates in your country and my country that really stood out, and that is the differences in seasonality. While the Dominican Republic experiences a very small seasonality, India experiences relatively distinct seasons. In India, summers tend to be very hot, and winters are cold. I believe this contrast in climates has to do with differences in land distribution in the Dominican Republic and India, and also, perhaps, ocean currents.
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