Geography - how to draw a climate graph

1. How to draw a
climate graph
By the end of today’s lesson you be able to:
*know how to draw a climate graph.
*be able to read a climate graph & table.

2. The table below shows you the
climate data for Brussels
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Average
Monthly
rainfall (mm)
66 61 53 60 55 15 17 18 63 83 75 88
Average
monthly
temperature
(°C)
2 4 6 10 14 16 19 19 18 12 6 3
The average rainfall
in March is 53mm
The average
temperature in
August is 19°C*How would you calculate the total annual rainfall?
*How would you calculate the average annual temperature?
*How would you calculate the temperature range?

3. Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Average
Monthly rainfall
(mm)
66 61 53 60 55 15 17 18 63 83 75 88
Average
monthly
temperature
(°C)
2 4 6 10 14 16 19 19 18 12 6 3
How do you represent
the above data above
in the form of a graph?
Graph to show the rainfall in Brussels
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Feb
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April
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June
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Nov
Dec
Months
Totalrainfallpermonth(mm)
Rainfall

4. Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Average
Monthly rainfall
(mm)
66 61 53 60 55 15 17 18 63 83 75 88
Average
monthly
temperature
(°C)
2 4 6 10 14 16 19 19 18 12 6 3
Temperature
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2
4
6
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10
12
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18
20
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Feb
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July
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Months
AverageTemperature°C
Temperature

5. Graph to show the climate of Brussels
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jan
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Months
Rainfall(mm)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Temperature(°C)
Rainfall
Temperature
Once you have drawn a climate graph you
need to be able to interpret the graph.
The wettest month
is December where
88mm falls on
average.
The driest month is
June where 15mm
falls.
The max rainfall
is 88mm and the
min is 15mm, a
range of 73mm.
The coldest
months are
Dec & Jan
with 2-3°C

6. Graph to show the climate of Brussels
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jan
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Months
Rainfall(mm)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Temperature(°C)
Rainfall
Temperature
Once you have drawn a climate graph you
need to be able to interpret the graph.
The wettest month
is December where
88mm falls on
average.
The driest month is
June where 15mm
falls.
The max rainfall
is 88mm and the
min is 15mm, a
range of 73mm.
The coldest
months are
Dec & Jan
with 2-3°C