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Naples beach in Florida lined with
coconut trees is an example of a tropical climate. Although it lies in the
subtropics over a hundred miles north of the
tropic of cancer, the warm waters of the
Gulf of Mexico give it a monthly mean temperature never under 18 °C (64 °F), classifying its climate as tropical.
A tropical climate is a kind of climate typical in the tropics. Köppen's widely-recognized scheme of climate classification defines it as a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F).
[edit] Examples of tropical climates
South Florida, The Caribbean, Central Africa, Coastal India, Southeast Asia, North Queensland, Hawaii, Central America, or most of Brazil.
Tropical climates are classified as type A climates, and they cover the largest area of earth (20% of land surface and 43% of ocean surface.) Precipitation is especially wet along the windward sides of mountains where rainfall may exceed 150 inches
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