Template:Climate chart/How to read a climate chart

The letters in the top row stand for months: January, February, etc. The bars and numbers convey the following information: The blue bars represent the amount of precipitation (rain, snow etc.) that falls in each month. The blue numbers are the amount of precipitation in either millimeters (liters per square meter) or inches. The red numbers are the average daily high and low temperatures for each month, and the red bars represent the average daily temperature span for each month. The thin gray line is 0 °C or 32°F, the point of freezing, for orientation.

Maribor, Slovenia
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     30   −2 −7     34   −1 −7     54   4 −3     68   9 1     97   16 7     123   20 11     116   22 12     118   20 11     100   15 8     116   9 4     107   3 −2     84   0 −6 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.2   28 19     1.3   30 19     2.1   39 27     2.7   48 34     3.8   61 45     4.8   68 52     4.6   72 54     4.6   68 52     3.9   59 46     4.6   48 39     4.2   37 28     3.3   32 21 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Labuan, Malaysia
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     112   30 24     117   30 24     150   31 24     297   32 24     345   32 24     351   31 24     318   31 25     297   31 24     417   31 24     465   31 24     419   31 24     285   30 24 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4.4   86 75     4.6   86 75     5.9   88 75     12   90 75     14   90 75     14   88 75     13   88 77     12   88 75     16   88 75     18   88 75     16   88 75     11   86 75 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Cuzco, Peru
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     163   20 7     150   21 7     109   21 7     51   22 4     15   21 2     5   21 1     5   21 −1     10   21 1     25   22 4     67   22 6     76   23 6     137   22 7 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     6.4   68 45     5.9   70 45     4.3   70 45     2   72 39     0.6   70 36     0.2   70 34     0.2   70 30     0.4   70 34     1   72 39     2.6   72 43     3   73 43     5.4   72 45 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

As we can see from the chart, Maribor has a temperate climate with hot summers and freezing winters. It lies in the northern hemisphere, so the temperatures peak in July and August. The temperature in Labuan, which lies in the heart of the tropics, hardly changes through the year. Instead of summers and winters, there is a dry season in the beginning of the year, followed by a wet season with high rainfall. Cuzco also lies near the equator, but at a much higher altitude in the Andean highlands, and also much drier. Like in Labuan, the daily high temperature barely changes through the year, but they are significantly cooler due to the altitude. Nights in Cuzco are much colder than during the day, especially in the dry months from May to August.

See also

• Climograph