Wet Equatorial / Tropical Rainforest Climate: Köppen Af
- Iquitos, Peru, Lat 3° S, upper Amazon Lowland (Map)

- Uniform temperatures near 70°F (22°C)
- Actually, this is cooler than the target annual
mean temperature of 80º F (27 C) attributed to Wet Equatorial, Af climates
- Daily temp variation greater than monthly!
- Annual temperature range here = 4°F (2.2°C)!
- Abundant rainfall in all months
- Annual precipitation = 103 in (262 cm)
- Dominated by the ITC, all year,
with its convectional rainfall
- ITC = Intertropical Convergence Zone
- Low pressure belt, converging Trade Winds,
convectional uplift
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