   a tropical climate is a climate in the tropical region. in the kÃ¶ppen climate classification it is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures of at least . unlike the extra-tropics, where there are strong variations in day length and temperature, with season, tropical temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year and seasonal variations are dominated by precipitation. == subtypes == within the tropical climate zone there are distinct varieties based on precipitation: * tropical rainforest climate (af): all twelve months have average precipitation of at least . these climates usually occur within 5&ndash;10Â° latitude of the equator. in some eastern-coast areas, they may extend to as much as 25Â° away from the equator. this climate is dominated by the doldrums low pressure system all year round, and therefore has no natural seasons **examples: ***cebu, philippines ***kuching, malaysia ***singapore ***apia, samoa ***paramaribo, suriname ***mbandaka, dr congo ***biak, indonesia ***quibdÃ³, colombia ***innisfail, australia ***ratnapura, sri lanka * tropical monsoon climate (am): this type of climate, most common in south  and central america, results from the monsoon winds which change direction according to the seasons. this climate has a driest month (which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solstice for that si
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