7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE
Equatorial climate can simply be defined as climate along the equator. the equatorial climate is also known as rainforest climate because there are mostly rainforest along the equator The equator is an imaginary line running at the centre of the earth from east to west. Location of the climate The climate is experienced by the areas located close to the equator between 5 degrees north and 5 degrees south of the equator. The climate is located in the Congo Basin, the West African coasts, in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and, the amazon basin in South America The climate is found also on Lake Victoria shores and islands though it is modified by the altitude. It is found also in the coastal areas and the eastern parts of Pemba and Zanzibar Islands. The following are characteristics of the equatorial climate. The high mean annual temperature of about 27 0 C. The difference between the average temperature of the hottest and coldest months (annual tem...