Tropical monsoon climate

A tropical monsoon climate's driest month has on average less than 60 mm, but more than

[1] This is in direct contrast to a tropical savanna climate, whose driest month has less than 60 mm of precipitation and also less than

[1] There are generally two versions of a tropical monsoon climate: Tropical monsoon are most commonly found in Africa (West and Central Africa), Asia (South and Southeast Asia), South America and Central America.

This climate also occurs in sections of the Caribbean, North America, and northern Australia.

The change in direction is due to the difference in the way water and land heat.

Changing pressure patterns that affect the seasonality of precipitation also occur in Africa, though it generally differs from the way it operates in Asia.

During the high-sun season, the Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) induces rain.

The monsoon climates of Africa, and the Americas for that matter, are typically located along trade wind coasts.