Climate

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Because of the continent’s large area, the climate varies widely. Australia is divided into three different climate zones. The northern part is located close to equator and it’s a part of the tropic zone, with rainforests, high temperatures and moist air. The middle part and most of the continent is located in the subtropical zone. Here we find a lot of large deserts because of the high temperatures and dry air. The very southern part of Victoria is located in the temperate zone. But since the southern part is located near the subtropical zone, the climate here is defined to be Mediterranean climate with dry and hot summers and mild and wet winters.

The annual range of temperatures and precipitation varies a lot, depends on where in Australia you are located. The capital of Australia: Canberra is located southeast in the state of New South Wales, with a Temperate or Mediterranean climate. The hottest month is February with an average temperature of 20, 95 °C. The coldest month is July with an average temperature of 5, 75 °C. September is the wettest month in Canberra with an average of 65, 2 mm rainfall. The driest month is June, with an average rainfall of 37, 9 mm.

Another large city in Australia is Darwin, which is the largest city in the Northern Territory, with a tropical climate. The hottest month is October with an average temperature of 29 °C, and the coldest is July with an average temperature of 25 °C. The precipitations varies a lot depends on the season. From June to August there is almost no rainfall. January is the wettest month with an average rainfall of 431 mm.

Comparing Honolulu versus Canberra is the summer and winter reversed. The hottest month in Honolulu is August and coldest is January. The average temperature in the hottest and coldest months is higher in Honolulu, and there is more seasonal change in Canberra. The wettest month in Honolulu is December with 82 mm rainfall, and the driest is June with 7, 11 mm rainfall. So in average Honolulu has higher temperatures then Canberra, but the precipitation varies more widely depends on season. 

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  2. Nepal and Australia are quite similar in relation to the different climate zones including the subtropical and tropical zone. However, they differ in the respect that Australia has so many different zones because of the large land mass and opportunity for those different biomes. On the other hand, Nepal has different climate zones due to the rapid change in elevation between the Terai region and the Himalayan mountains.

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  3. Australia and India are similar in relation to their large land areas and the different climate zones they are made up of. While India's climate in the north is more temperate, I found that climates in the south, as you get closer to the equator, become more tropical.

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