What is the climate like in the Amazon rainforest?
The Amazon Rainforest has a climate similar to other rainforests around the world. It is hot, wet and sticky, and it rains every day. The climate is almost the same for the entire year.TemperatureThe temperature remains at around 79 degrees Fahrenheit all year, only cooling off slightly in the evenings when the sun has gone down.RainfallRain falls at around the same time every day. Over a year, there may be between 100 and 180 inches of rain.Causes of RainMoist air in the forest heats up and rises to form clouds. These in turn bring more rain. This rain is known as convectional rainfall.Mini Climates in the Amazon RainforestThe rainforest is made up of layers of vegetation. Only the top layer is exposed to much sunshine. The leaves of the canopy layer shield the sun from the lower layers. The top layers have abundant, dense growth while lower layers have sparser vegetation.Forest Floor ClimateThe floor of the rainforest is dark and damp, with very little light getting through the thick
The Amazon rainforest consists four layers and each layer has its unique ecosystem and plants and animals are adapted to that. The tallest layer is called the emergent layer, which has trees of approximately 200 feet in height. The other layer is canopy which has smooth oval leaves and have pointed drip tip. This makes the flow of water easy and preventing the growth of mosses and fungi. The layer below the canopy layer is able to get only 5 per cent of sunlight and plants of this layer are uniquely adapted to survive in the shadowy layer. The lowest layer is the forest floor and is almost without any plant. Only 2 per cent of sunlight reaches here.
