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href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%89%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%AB%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Ամառնային Չորութիւն – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Ամառնային Չորութիւն" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaci%C3%B3n_seca" title="Estación seca – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Estación seca" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4" title="হেমন্ত – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="হেমন্ত" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%85_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Сух сезон – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сух сезон" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaci%C3%B3_seca" title="Estació seca – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estació seca" 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/Obdob%C3%AD_sucha" title="Období sucha – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Období sucha" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B8rtid" title="Tørtid – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Tørtid" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trockenzeit" title="Trockenzeit – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Trockenzeit" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchy_cas" title="Suchy cas – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Suchy cas" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9E%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AE_%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%AE" title="Ξηρή εποχή – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ξηρή εποχή" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaci%C3%B3n_seca" title="Estación seca – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estación seca" 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/Seka_sezono" title="Seka sezono – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Seka sezono" 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/Urtaro_lehor" title="Urtaro lehor – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Urtaro lehor" 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/%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%AE%D8%B4%DA%A9" title="فصل خشک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فصل خشک" 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/Saison_s%C3%A8che" title="Saison sèche – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Saison sèche" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaci%C3%B3n_seca" title="Estación seca – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Estación seca" 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/%EA%B1%B4%EA%B8%B0" title="건기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="건기" 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/%D5%89%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF" title="Չորային եղանակ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Չորային եղանակ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchi_%C4%8Das" title="Suchi čas – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Suchi čas" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oge_%E1%BB%8Dk%E1%BB%8Dch%E1%BB%8B" title="Oge ọkọchị – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Oge ọkọchị" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musim_kemarau" title="Musim kemarau – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Musim kemarau" 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-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagione_secca" title="Stagione secca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Stagione secca" 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%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%94" title="העונה היבשה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="העונה היבשה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangsa_katiga" title="Mangsa katiga – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Mangsa katiga" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="მშრალი სეზონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მშრალი სეზონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urugaryi" title="Urugaryi – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Urugaryi" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiangazi" title="Kiangazi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kiangazi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%B9%E0%BB%81%E0%BA%A5%E0%BB%89%E0%BA%87" title="ລະດູແລ້ງ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ລະດູແລ້ງ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es%C3%ADo" title="Esío – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Esío" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A1raz_%C3%A9vszak" title="Száraz évszak – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Száraz évszak" 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%A1%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Сува сезона – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сува сезона" 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/Musim_kemarau" title="Musim kemarau – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Musim kemarau" 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/Droge_tijd" title="Droge tijd – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Droge tijd" 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/%E4%B9%BE%E5%AD%A3" title="乾季 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="乾季" 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%B8rketid" title="Tørketid – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tørketid" 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/T%C3%B8rketid" title="Tørketid – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Tørketid" 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/Sason_eissucha" title="Sason eissucha – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Sason eissucha" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pora_sucha" title="Pora sucha – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pora sucha" 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/Esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o_seca" title="Estação seca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Estação seca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sezonul_secetos" title="Sezonul secetos – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Sezonul secetos" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%27aki_mit%27a" title="Ch'aki mit'a – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Ch'aki mit'a" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Сухой сезон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сухой сезон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_saison" title="Dry saison – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Dry saison" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%85%E0%B7%92_%E0%B6%8D%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80" title="වියළි ඍතුව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="වියළි ඍතුව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obdobie_sucha" title="Obdobie sucha – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Obdobie sucha" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su%C5%A1na_doba" title="Sušna doba – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Sušna doba" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Сушна сезона – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Сушна сезона" data-language-autonym="Српски / 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title="Autumn">Autumn</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">Tropical seasons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dry season</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harmattan" title="Harmattan">Harmattan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">Wet season</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Storm" title="Storm">Storms</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cloud" title="Cloud">Cloud</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cumulonimbus_cloud" title="Cumulonimbus 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title="Mesocyclone">Mesocyclone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supercell" title="Supercell">Supercell</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tornado" title="Tornado">Tornado</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anticyclonic_tornado" title="Anticyclonic tornado">Anticyclonic tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landspout" title="Landspout">Landspout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterspout" title="Waterspout">Waterspout</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_devil" title="Dust devil">Dust devil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_whirl" title="Fire whirl">Fire whirl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anticyclone" title="Anticyclone">Anticyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone" title="Cyclone">Cyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_low" title="Polar low">Polar low</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extratropical_cyclone" title="Extratropical cyclone">Extratropical cyclone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_windstorm" title="European windstorm">European windstorm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nor%27easter" title="Nor'easter">Nor'easter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subtropical_cyclone" title="Subtropical cyclone">Subtropical cyclone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">Tropical cyclone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane" title="Atlantic hurricane">Atlantic hurricane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">Typhoon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_surge" title="Storm surge">Storm surge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_storm" title="Dust storm">Dust storm</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simoom" title="Simoom">Simoom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haboob" title="Haboob">Haboob</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">Monsoon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amihan" title="Amihan">Amihan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale" title="Gale">Gale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirocco" title="Sirocco">Sirocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firestorm" title="Firestorm">Firestorm</a></li> <li><a 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title="Megacryometeor">Megacryometeor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_pellets" title="Ice pellets">Ice pellets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_dust" title="Diamond dust">Diamond dust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rain" title="Rain">Rain</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freezing_rain" title="Freezing rain">Freezing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloudburst" title="Cloudburst">Cloudburst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow" title="Snow">Snow</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rain_and_snow_mixed" title="Rain and snow mixed">Rain and snow mixed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_grains" title="Snow grains">Snow grains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_roller" title="Snow roller">Snow roller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slush" title="Slush">Slush</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)"><a 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The weather in the tropics is dominated by the <a href="/wiki/Tropical_rain_belt" title="Tropical rain belt">tropical rain belt</a>, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The <a href="/wiki/Temperate" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate">temperate</a> counterpart to the tropical dry season is <a href="/wiki/Summer" title="Summer">summer</a> or <a href="/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rain_belt">Rain belt</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dry_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rain belt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tropical rain belt lies in the southern hemisphere roughly from November to March; during that time the northern tropics have a dry season with sparser <a href="/wiki/Precipitation_(meteorology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Precipitation (meteorology)">precipitation</a>, and days are typically sunny throughout. From May to September, the rain belt lies in the northern hemisphere, and the southern tropics have their dry season. Under the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>, for <a href="/wiki/Tropical_climate" title="Tropical climate">tropical climates</a>, a dry season month is defined as a month when average precipitation is below 60 millimetres (2.4 in).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rain belt reaches roughly as far north as the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">Tropic of Cancer</a> and as far south as the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn" title="Tropic of Capricorn">Tropic of Capricorn</a>. Near these latitudes, there is one wet season and one dry season annually. At the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a> there are two wet and two dry seasons, as the rain belt passes over twice a year, once moving north and once moving south. Between the tropics and the equator, locations may experience a short wet or a long wet season; and a short dry or a long dry season. Local geography may substantially modify these climate patterns, however they can. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Drought">Drought</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dry_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Drought"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the dry season, humidity is very low, causing some watering holes and rivers to dry up. This lack of water (and lack of food supply) may force many grazing animals to migrate to more fertile spots. Examples of such animals are: <a href="/wiki/Zebra" title="Zebra">zebras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elephant" title="Elephant">elephants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giraffe" title="Giraffe">giraffes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hippopotamidae" title="Hippopotamidae">hippos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhinoceros" title="Rhinoceros">rhinos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antelope" title="Antelope">antelopes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wildebeest" title="Wildebeest">wildebeest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wild_water_buffalo" title="Wild water buffalo">wild water buffaloes</a>, <a href="/wiki/African_buffalo" title="African buffalo">African buffaloes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaur" title="Gaur">gaur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tapir" title="Tapir">tapirs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emu" title="Emu">emus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ostrich" title="Ostrich">ostriches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhea_(bird)" title="Rhea (bird)">rheas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kangaroo" title="Kangaroo">kangaroos</a>. Because of the lack of water in the plants, <a href="/wiki/Bushfire" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushfire">bushfires</a> (wildfires) are common.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diseases">Diseases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dry_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Diseases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Data shows that in Africa the start of the dry season coincides with a rise in the cases of <a href="/wiki/Measles" title="Measles">measles</a>—which researchers believe might be attributed to the higher concentration of people in the dry season, as agricultural operations are all but impossible without irrigation. During this time, some farmers move into cities, creating hubs of higher population density, and allowing the disease to spread more easily.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dry_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New data shows that in the seasonal parts of the <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South American</a> <a href="/wiki/Amazon_rainforest" title="Amazon rainforest">Amazon rainforest</a>, foliage growth and coverage varies between the dry and wet seasons—with about 25% more leaves and faster growth in the dry season. Researchers believe that the Amazon itself has an effect in bringing<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. 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