What is the temperature of the Madagascar rainforest?
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Madagascar is a large island in the Indian Ocean, and has a tropical climate, rainy along the east coast, arid in the south-west and temperate in the mountains. In inland areas, mountain ranges mitigate the climate, while the rains vary depending on slope exposure. Being in the Southern Hemisphere, the country has reversed seasons compared with Europe or North America.
The whole country has a rainy season from November to March, though it produces little effects in the southwest, which therefore is arid, and in most of the country there is a dry season from April to October (or from May to September in the north), except on the east coast, where it rains all year round. As is typical of the Tropics, the rains usually occur in the form of thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon, so there's no shortage of sunshine even in the wettest months, at least in the morning hours.
In the cool period, from mid-May to September, but sometimes also in October, cool air masses can come from the south-west, bringing a bit of cool weather at night, especially in the center-south, and of cold in the inland areas.
The country is very interesting, not only for the beauty of the landscapes, but also for its flora and fauna, because it has a great biodiversity and several native species, having been separated from the African continent millions of years ago. In the far north, in the northern tip of Madagascar, it is hot all year round, while the rains are quite contained, so that they hover around 1,000/1,200 millimetres (40/47 inches) per year.
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The whole country has a rainy season from November to March, though it produces little effects in the southwest, which therefore is arid, and in most of the country there is a dry season from April to October (or from May to September in the north), except on the east coast, where it rains all year round. As is typical of the Tropics, the rains usually occur in the form of thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon, so there's no shortage of sunshine even in the wettest months, at least in the morning hours.
In the cool period, from mid-May to September, but sometimes also in October, cool air masses can come from the south-west, bringing a bit of cool weather at night, especially in the center-south, and of cold in the inland areas.
The country is very interesting, not only for the beauty of the landscapes, but also for its flora and fauna, because it has a great biodiversity and several native species, having been separated from the African continent millions of years ago. In the far north, in the northern tip of Madagascar, it is hot all year round, while the rains are quite contained, so that they hover around 1,000/1,200 millimetres (40/47 inches) per year.
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