what are the factors that influence the climate of Africa? describe how?
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In fact, the climate of Africa is more variable by rainfall amount than by temperatures, which are consistently high. African deserts are the sunniest and the driest parts of the continent, owing to the prevailing presence of the subtropical ridge with subsiding, hot, dry air masses.
Answer:
In fact, the climate of Africa is more variable by rainfall amount than bytemperatures, which are consistently high. African deserts are the sunniest and the driest parts of the continent, owing to the prevailing presence of the subtropical ridge with subsiding, hot, dry air masses.
The most important natural factors are:
distance from the sea.
ocean currents.
direction of prevailing winds.
shape of the land (known as 'relief' or 'topography')
distance from the equator.
the El Niño phenomenon
Temperature. South Africa has typical weather for the Southern Hemisphere, with the coldest days in June–August. ... In winter temperatures can drop below freezing, also due to altitude. During winter it is warmest in the coastal regions, especially on the eastern Indian Ocean coast.