The climate in the Amazon rainforest is like that of any other typical tropical rainforest. It is hot and humid. The temperature is 79 degrees Fahrenheit for the entire year which gets compounded due to the heavy humidity. There aren't many seasonal changes in the climate and the temperature too remains the same for pretty much of the year. In fact the difference between the day and night temperatures is greater than the difference between any two seasons. The weather remains the same all year long.
As for the rain, the Amazon forest climate is perennially monsoon-like. Due to the large river basin and the tropical heat, the moist air near the ground is heated, causing it to rise. When it reaches the condensation point, it forms rain clouds. This process happens for all the 12 months. This type of rainfall is called convectional rainfall. It rains almost the whole year in the Amazon forest. But two seasons can be defined for the sake of clarity as the rainy season and the not-so-rainy season. In the former, the rains are about 60-180 inches while in the non-rainy seasons, the rains may be between 30-100 inches. The rains start just as suddenly as they stop.
Animals adapt to living in the rainforest by getting used to it. E.g- some animals get used to hunting for their food and camels have a doubled layer of eyelashes and grow a hump on their back to get used to life in the rainforest. Different animals adapt to different things however this also applies to plants. The animals and plants adapt to the climate because the plants and animals that live there are ones that you will find in hot countries. This means that will be used to the hot weather and they will adapt quickly.
Now watch this video to see how bad climate change is in the Amazon Rainforest. Enjoy!
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