Savanna Grassland- Climate and Weather Claire S.

Temperature Range The temperature in a Savanna is warm year round. The temperatures vary within the 70s and rarely ever go below 70 degrees. Unlike us, Savannas have 2 seasons. A season known as the “wet” and a season known as the “dry”. These seasons do not have much of a temperature difference but they are very different.

The “Wet” Season This season can last up to five months and is usually from somewhere in May to somewhere in September. There is not specific date because it starts when the heavy rains come. The “wet” season is a very rainy but humid time. Heavy rains will last for hours at a time and monsoons are very common too. There is always thunderstorms, heavy rains, monsoons and windstorms. It is usually cloudy and there is little sunshine but it is still very humid. The warm air on the ground will rise and collide with the cool air above it, creating rain and humid air.

The “Dry” Season This season gets very little rain and is extremely different from the “wet” season. There is always a beating sun, little to no rain, little wind, lots of sunshine and lots of fires. Since there is almost no rain, drought occurs and dries up most of the plants. With little wind and a lot of sun, they are very flammable. Forest fires occur all the time and are actually good for the Savanna. They renew the forest by killing the dead plants and making room for the new ones. These wildfires don’t allow rainforest plants to grow in that would in the fires hadn’t happened.

Affected Organisms These weather conditions affect a lot of plants, animals and any organism that lives in a Savanna. Since the weather is so different only a small amount of things can live there year round. The waters could flood homes to plants and animals and even drowned some. The forest fires could easily burn plants and animals and their homes. This is a very hard place to survive in due to the weather conditions.