Is the Serengeti a subtropical or tropical savanna?
Subropical, according to my estimate. Although, the Serengeti falls within the tropical zone of the planet. The weather patterns and landforms fall more within the subtropical definition. Altitudes in the Serengeti range from 920 to 1,850 meters with mean temperatures varying from 15 degrees to 25 degrees Celsius. Köppen’s widely-recognized scheme of climate classification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köppen_clim… a tropical climate as a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above 64.4 °Fahrenheit or 18.0 °Centigrade. Since, the Serengeti temperature falls below the mean of 18 Centigrade, it can be considered a sub-tropical climate. Tropical is sometimes used in a general sense for a tropical climate that is warm to hot and moist year-round, often with the sense of lush vegetation. However, there are places in the tropics that are anything but “tropical” in this
