Post by greysrigging on Feb 5, 2023 23:42:42 GMT -5
Ahhh, the Tropics.... no shirt, no shoes, no coats..... not a care in the world.... bugs, bats, mosquitoes, march flies, crocodiles, carnivorous piranha.... Malaria, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Ross River Fever.... stinging nettles, stinging trees.... kick arse killer cats and killer Cassowaries.
Paradise on Earth !
So which Paradise do you prefer ?
IQUITOS:
Latitude: 3°47'S. Longitude: 73°17'W. Altitude/ elevation: 126 m (413 ft).
Climate:
Iquitos experiences an equatorial climate that is a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen climate classification, more subject to the Intertropical Convergence Zone than the trade winds and with no cyclones. There is constant rainfall throughout the year, without a distinct dry season, but a wetter summer. Because the seasons are not sensitive in the equatorial zone, Iquitos has only two seasons.
The rainy summer arrives in November and ends in May. March and April have the heaviest rains and humidity, with precipitation between 280 and 300 millimetres, respectively. In May, the Amazon River, one of the rivers surrounding the city, reaches its highest levels. It falls around 9 to 12 metres at its lowest point in October, and then steadily rises again cyclically according to rainfall.
Winter offers a drier, sunnier climate. Although July and August are the driest months, they have some periods of downpours. Sunny days and good weather are common. Rainfall is more abundant here than in Ayacucho, Cusco, or Lima.
INGHAM:
18° 39' S and 146° 9' E Elevation: 17.7m
Climate:
Ingham has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Like the rest of Far North Queensland, it has a very humid and hot wet season that runs from November to April and a very warm and less humid dry season that runs from May to October. Ingham is part of the Queensland Wet Tropics bioregion.
Paradise on Earth !
So which Paradise do you prefer ?
IQUITOS:
Latitude: 3°47'S. Longitude: 73°17'W. Altitude/ elevation: 126 m (413 ft).
Climate:
Iquitos experiences an equatorial climate that is a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen climate classification, more subject to the Intertropical Convergence Zone than the trade winds and with no cyclones. There is constant rainfall throughout the year, without a distinct dry season, but a wetter summer. Because the seasons are not sensitive in the equatorial zone, Iquitos has only two seasons.
The rainy summer arrives in November and ends in May. March and April have the heaviest rains and humidity, with precipitation between 280 and 300 millimetres, respectively. In May, the Amazon River, one of the rivers surrounding the city, reaches its highest levels. It falls around 9 to 12 metres at its lowest point in October, and then steadily rises again cyclically according to rainfall.
Winter offers a drier, sunnier climate. Although July and August are the driest months, they have some periods of downpours. Sunny days and good weather are common. Rainfall is more abundant here than in Ayacucho, Cusco, or Lima.
INGHAM:
18° 39' S and 146° 9' E Elevation: 17.7m
Climate:
Ingham has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Like the rest of Far North Queensland, it has a very humid and hot wet season that runs from November to April and a very warm and less humid dry season that runs from May to October. Ingham is part of the Queensland Wet Tropics bioregion.
