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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraq_iqlim" title="Quraq iqlim – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Quraq iqlim" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9C_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81" title="মরুজ জলবায়ু – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মরুজ জলবায়ু" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Арыдны клімат – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Арыдны клімат" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Ариден климат – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ариден климат" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pustinjska_klima" title="Pustinjska klima – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Pustinjska klima" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_%C3%A0rid" title="Clima àrid – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Clima àrid" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aridn%C3%AD_podneb%C3%AD" title="Aridní podnebí – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Aridní podnebí" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BW-Klimate" title="BW-Klimate – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="BW-Klimate" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariidne_kliima" title="Ariidne kliima – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ariidne kliima" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B1" title="Ερημικό κλίμα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ερημικό κλίμα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_climate" title="Desert climate – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Desert climate" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_%C3%A1rido" title="Clima árido – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Clima árido" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arida_klimato" title="Arida klimato – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Arida klimato" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basamortuko_klima" title="Basamortuko klima – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Basamortuko klima" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="اقلیم بیابانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اقلیم بیابانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climat_d%C3%A9sertique" title="Climat désertique – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Climat désertique" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woastynklimaat" title="Woastynklimaat – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Woastynklimaat" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer%C3%A1id_fh%C3%A1saigh" title="Aeráid fhásaigh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Aeráid fhásaigh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_%C3%A1rido" title="Clima árido – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Clima árido" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EB%A7%89_%EA%B8%B0%ED%9B%84" title="사막 기후 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사막 기후" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%A1" title="Անապատային կլիմա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Անապատային կլիմա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81" title="मरुस्थलीय जलवायु – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मरुस्थलीय जलवायु" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suha_klima" title="Suha klima – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Suha klima" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arida_klimato" title="Arida klimato – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Arida klimato" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iklim_gurun" title="Iklim gurun – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Iklim gurun" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_climate" title="Desert climate – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Desert climate" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_desertico" title="Clima desertico – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Clima desertico" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A6%D7%97%D7%99%D7%97" title="אקלים צחיח – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אקלים צחיח" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%B0%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%90" title="არიდული ჰავა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="არიდული ჰავა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Арид климаты – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Арид климаты" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_aridum" title="Clima aridum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Clima aridum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivatagi_%C3%A9ghajlat" title="Sivatagi éghajlat – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Sivatagi éghajlat" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Пустинска клима – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Пустинска клима" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iklim_gurun" title="Iklim gurun – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Iklim gurun" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woestijnklimaat" title="Woestijnklimaat – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Woestijnklimaat" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A0%82%E6%BC%A0%E6%B0%97%E5%80%99" title="砂漠気候 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="砂漠気候" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B8rt_klima" title="Tørt klima – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tørt klima" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98rkenklima" title="Ørkenklima – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ørkenklima" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_desertic" title="Clima desertic – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Clima desertic" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arid_iqlim" title="Arid iqlim – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Arid iqlim" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimat_pustynny" title="Klimat pustynny – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Klimat pustynny" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clima_%C3%A1rido" title="Clima árido – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Clima árido" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Аридный климат – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Аридный климат" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aridn%C3%A9_podnebie" title="Aridné podnebie – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Aridné podnebie" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%DA%BE%DB%95%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="ئاووھەوای بیابانی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئاووھەوای بیابانی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" 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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BW_climate.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BW_climate.png/350px-BW_climate.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BW_climate.png/525px-BW_climate.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BW_climate.png/700px-BW_climate.png 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1176" /></a><figcaption>Regions with desert climates <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r7263850">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FE0000; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">BWh</a> (hot desert climate)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FE9695; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">BWk</a> (cold desert climate)</div></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Desert climate</b> or <b>Arid climate</b> (in the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>: BWh "hot desert climate" and BWk "cold desert climate") is a type of <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a> where <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> is generally less than 250 millimetres (10 in) a year.<sup id="cite_ref-Harris2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Low rainfall is a <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/feature" class="extiw" title="wikt:feature">feature</a> of deserts such as the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Desert" title="Arabian Desert">Arabian</a>, central <a href="/wiki/Australia#Regions_and_cities" title="Australia">Australia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sahara" title="Sahara">Sahara</a>. It is a feature of <a href="/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continental</a> <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/interior" class="extiw" title="wikt:interior">interiors</a>, the western sides of continents, and the <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/leeward" class="extiw" title="wikt:leeward">leeward</a> side of tall <a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range">mountain ranges</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harris2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parts of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antarctic" title="Antarctic">Antarctic</a> have arid climates even though they are cold.<sup id="cite_ref-Harris2_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harris2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Defining_a_desert">Defining a desert</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Defining a desert" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Defining a desert"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A "true desert" is one where plant cover is very sparse, and rainfall is rare or infrequent.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because desert air is dry there is little <a href="/wiki/Moisture" title="Moisture">moisture</a> to hold onto the heat of the day.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Desert nights are usually very cold. This wide temperature variation can make a desert climate difficult to live in.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some deserts get more than 250mm of rainfall yearly but are still arid areas. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Kalahari_Desert" title="Kalahari Desert">Kalahari Desert</a> gets up to 640 millimetres (25 in) a year.<sup id="cite_ref-Triefeldt45_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Triefeldt45-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has great <a href="/wiki/Sand_dunes" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand dunes">sand dunes</a> like the Sahara, but they do not shift in the <a href="/wiki/Wind" title="Wind">winds</a>. They have plants that anchor the sand and help to keep their shape. Other areas can also have more than 250mm of precipitation but lose more water via <a href="/wiki/Evapotranspiration" title="Evapotranspiration">evapotranspiration</a> than falls as <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alice_Springs" title="Alice Springs">Alice Springs</a> are good examples of this. Tucson gets an average of 303 millimetres (12 in) of <a href="/wiki/Rainfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainfall">rainfall</a> a year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alice Springs receives about 540 millimetres (21 in) yearly. Some <a href="/wiki/Scientist" title="Scientist">scientists</a> do not consider these as true deserts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Types" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Types"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are three types of desert climates in the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>: a hot desert climate (BWh), a cold desert climate (BWk) and a mild desert climate (BWh/BWn). Hot deserts have very hot <a href="/wiki/Summer" title="Summer">summers</a> that have <a href="/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">temperatures</a> that can even reach 45 °C (113 °F). Temperatures can even be very warm during <a href="/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a>. Cold deserts can have hot summers as well, but the winters are usually very cold. They are usually at high <a href="/wiki/Altitude" title="Altitude">altitudes</a> and can be drier than hot deserts. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros,_Saguro_National_Monument,%22_Arizona._(Vertical_Orientation),_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg/120px-Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg/180px-Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg/240px-Detail_of_cactus_%22Saguaros%2C_Saguro_National_Monument%2C%22_Arizona._%28Vertical_Orientation%29%2C_1933_-_1942_-_NARA_-_519974.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1481" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> Saguro cactus</div></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptations">Adaptations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Adaptations" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Adaptations"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Desert <a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">plants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">animals</a> have adapted to living in desert climates.<sup id="cite_ref-Cary9_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cary9-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some animals can get by on less water. Some plants are able to store water.<sup id="cite_ref-Cary9_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cary9-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some animals, like <a href="/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">snakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scorpion" title="Scorpion">scorpions</a> use <a href="/wiki/Poison" title="Poison">poisonous</a> <a href="/wiki/Venom" title="Venom">venoms</a> to kill for food.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This saves valuable <a href="/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a>: they do not need to chase, fight or catch their <a href="/wiki/Prey" class="mw-redirect" title="Prey">prey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many <a href="/wiki/Nocturnal_animals" title="Nocturnal animals">animals are nocturnal</a>. They sleep in cool <a href="/wiki/Cave" title="Cave">caves</a> or <a href="/wiki/Burrow" title="Burrow">burrows</a> during the day and hunt at night.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plants likewise have adapted to saving water. Some have <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/waterproof" class="extiw" title="wikt:waterproof">waterproof</a> coverings that prevent the plant or seeds from drying out. Some, like the giant <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saguaro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saguaro (not yet started)">Saguaro</a> <a href="/wiki/Cactus" title="Cactus">cactus</a>, store water. They have adapted so well that they can live for more than 150 years and can average over 40 ft tall.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many types have <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/thorn" class="extiw" title="wikt:thorn">thorns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spine_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spine (botany)">protective spines</a> that keep animals from getting at their stores of water.<sup id="cite_ref-WTU_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desert_climate&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/desert.htm">"Desert"</a>. ScienceDaily<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 September</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Desert&rft.pub=ScienceDaily&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Fterms%2Fdesert.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ADesert+climate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WTU-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-1">3.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-2">3.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-3">3.3</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-4">3.4</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-WTU_3-5">3.5</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.windows2universe.org/kids_space/desert.html">"What is the climate like in the desert? What kinds of life can you find there? How do they handle the conditions in the desert?"</a>. Windows to the Universe/National Earth Science Teachers Association<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 September</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=What+is+the+climate+like+in+the+desert%3F+What+kinds+of+life+can+you+find+there%3F+How+do+they+handle+the+conditions+in+the+desert%3F&rft.pub=Windows+to+the+Universe%2FNational+Earth+Science+Teachers+Association&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.windows2universe.org%2Fkids_space%2Fdesert.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ADesert+climate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Triefeldt45-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Triefeldt45_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Laurie Triefeldt, <i>World of Wonder: People and places</i> (Sanger, CA: Quill Driver Books/Word Dancer Press, 2008), p. 45</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/tucson/arizona/united-states/usaz0247">"Climate Tucson - Arizona"</a>. 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