According to Köppen climate types, which group has the characteristics of winter dry season, no dry season and monsoon, short dry season which are denoted by the letter codes Aw, Af and Am respectively?

The correct answer is Tropical Wet Climate.

Key Points

• Tropical Wet Climate
  • According to the Koppen type of climate, the code Af represents Tropical Wet Climate.
  • Only along the Equator can you find a tropical wet climate. All year long, direct sunshine reaches the ground along the equator. Because the land along the Equator never tilts away from direct sunlight, the tilt of the Earth that causes seasons has no effect here.
  • Rainfall is common in this region, and temperatures are consistently warm.
  • Only at the equator and typically within 25 degrees of the equator can you find tropical wet.
  • However, this climate is not present on all equatorial land. The climate of a region is also influenced by other elements, like wind patterns.
  • For winter dry season, no dry season and monsoon, short dry season it is denoted by the letter codes Aw, Af and Am respectively

Additional Information

• Koppen Climate
  • The Koppen climate classification classifies climates into five major climate groups, with subgroups within each group determined by seasonal patterns of temperature and precipitation. 
  • In the 1966 Trewartha climatic classification system, the Koppen climate classification system underwent additional modifications (revised in 1980).
  • One of the complaints of the Koppen system, which led to the development of the Trewartha system, was the lack of a more detailed middle latitude climate zone (the C climate group was too broad).