A presentation introducing the Philippine Climate to my students.

1. PHILIPPINE
CLIMATE

2. CLIMATE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
THE PHILIPPINES IS IN THE
TORRID ZONE
• Torrid Zone includes the equatorial
and tropical climates.
• The equatorial climate zone is situated
around the equator and cover wide
areas in South America, Central Africa
and South-East Asia.

3. EQUATORIAL
CLIMATE
In summer, it rains all over the Philippines; the
equatorial climate zones are those in which it
rains even in winter, that is, those exposed to the
northeast winds.
EQUATORIAL CLIMATE IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Typical features of this climate are all year round,
high daily and nightly temperatures as well as
heavy rains falling almost every day. The warmth
and the humid are the reason for the presence of
the great diversity of plant and animal species on
the planet.
FEATURES OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE

4. Philippine
Woodlands
• The vegetation of Philippines is
very rich and diverse. A major
portion of the country is
covered with tropical forests.
You will see varieties of vines,
epiphytes, climbers and so on.
Flowering plants including ferns
and orchids grow in large
number in the forests of
Philippines.

6. TWO SEASONS
wet season
dry season

7. Typhoons Typhoon is a tropical cyclone with winds faster
than 74 miles per hour that occurs in the North
Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east
of the dateline, the South Pacific east of 160E and
the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the date
line..
DEFINITION
Typhoons can hit the Philippines any time of year,
with the months of June to September being most
active, with August being the most active
individual month and May the least active.
PHILIPPINES AND TYPHOONS