Climate Zones of Africa

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CLIMATE ZONES OF AFRICA
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These are the climate zones of Africa, although not so clearly labelled they are (top to bottom) Equatorial- Hot and wet with rain all year Humid Tropical- Hot and wet, monsoon season Tropical- Hot and wet, dry in winter Semi-Arid- Very dry- a little rain Arid- Very dry with no reliable rain Mediterranean- Warm; hot and dry summers, cold wet winters

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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere.There are 8 elements: Air Pressure, Cloud Cover, Humidity, Precipitation (rain), Sunshine, Temperature, Visibility and Wind Speed & Direction.Climate is the average weather over a much longer period of time, usually over 30 years.

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Climate in Ghana
Ghana is a developing country on the west coast of Africa. Ghana's neighbours are The Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Togo.Some notable geographical features are the Lake Volta, the Black Volta and the White Volta, all features of the same river, the Harmattan winds coming from the desert in the north and the Prevailing winds coming from the Atlantic in the South.
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Ghanain Climate- A Closer Look
There are three climates in Ghana, the first, in the north, is the hot and very dry savanna. It gets hotter than the rainforest and with one rainy season per year draughts are common. There are few trees and most are acacia. The second is the hot and wet tropical rainforest area to the southwest. There is about 2m of rain a year, but due to deforestation there isn't much left. The last, home to Accra in the southeast is the quite hot and dry coastal savanna, where it is fairly hot all year, with two rainy seasons. There is tall grass and thick leaved shrubs, and some giant baobab trees.

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