What climate type does Australia belong to?

Australia belongs to tropical and temperate climate types.

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. Although the time difference between Australia and China is only 2-3 hours, the seasons are completely opposite. 65438+February-February is summer, March-May is autumn, June-August is winter, and September-165438+1October is spring. The annual average temperature in the north is 27℃, and that in the south is 65438 04℃.

Australia spans two climatic zones, and the north is tropical. Because it is close to the equator,1-February is a typhoon period. Southern Australia belongs to temperate zone. The midwest is an uninhabited desert, with drought and little rain, high temperature and large temperature difference; In coastal areas, there is abundant rainfall and humid climate.

Distribution of temperature and precipitation in Australia

The area east of the Great Watershed will be affected by the southeast trade winds from the ocean and will be lifted by the windward slope of the Great Watershed Mountains, which is mainly due to topographic precipitation.

In the low latitude area on the east side of the great watershed, it is influenced by the southeast trade winds from the ocean all the year round, forming a tropical rainforest climate. In addition, in the higher latitudes on the east side of the Great Watershed, summer is influenced by humid air from the ocean, forming a subtropical monsoon humid climate. In addition, the East Australia Warm Current flowing along the east coast of Australia has also brought the influence of warming and humidifying to the coastal areas.

However, the central and western regions through which the Tropic of Capricorn passes are affected by the subtropical high belt, and the downward flow prevails, forming a tropical desert climate. Because the cold current from the west coast flows through Western Australia, the coastal temperature and humidity decrease, which makes the tropical desert climate extend to the west coast.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Australia