Climate maps show weather conditions like temperature and precipitation for a given area. Temperature maps depict average temperatures, which can be shown annually or for a specific season or month. Precipitation maps show the average amount and type of precipitation in an area, either annually or for a particular season or month. Climate maps use legends to indicate different ranges of the weather variable being displayed.

1. Climate Maps:
Rainfall & Temperature Maps

2. What Is a Climate Map?
• A climate map shows the climate for an area.
Climate maps usually show one type of weather
condition. This helps you understand how that
type of weather has an effect on an area.
• For example, a climate map might show the
amount of precipitation that an area gets.
Precipitation is any moisture that falls from the
clouds. Rain, snow, and sleet are all types of
precipitation.
Source: Climate Maps. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2018,
from http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/552/climate-maps

3. What Is a Climate Map?
• Other climate maps might show
the temperature of an area.
Temperature maps and precipitation
maps are two of the most common
kinds of climate maps. Climate maps
can show other weather features, such
as wind speed, sunshine, or humidity.
• You can find out what kinds of weather
are represented on a climate map by
looking at the legend.
Source: Climate Maps. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2018,
from http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/552/climate-maps

4. Temperature Maps
• Temperature climate maps tell us
how warm or cool an area usually is.
This type of temperature map can
look at the average temperature for a
year.
• Temperature maps can also show a
certain time of year, such as a season
or a month. The map to the right
shows the average July temperature in
New Jersey. Its legend shows the
different temperature ranges in New
Jersey.
Source: Climate Maps. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2018,
from http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/552/climate-
maps

5. Average Global Temperature
Retrieved from: http://www.ecoclimax.com/2016/08/climate-maps.html

6. Precipitation Maps
• A precipitation map shows how much and
what kind of precipitation is common in an
area. Precipitation maps can show the average
amount of one type of precipitation.
• They can also show the average amount of
precipitation for a season or a month or the
average number of days of precipitation per
year.
Source: Climate Maps. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2018,
from http://www.pkearthandspace.com/article/552/climate-maps

7. Average Global Precipitation
Retrieved from: http://www.ecoclimax.com/2016/08/climate-maps.html

8. Precipitation Map
Questions
1. Which section of the
island gets the most
rainfall?
2. Which parishes on
average get below
1000mm of rainfall
annually?
3. What is the typical
location of those areas
receiving less than
1000mm of rainfall each
year?