Is Ipswich a semi-arid climate? (warm, ice, temperatures, precipitation) - Weather -Temperature, sun, sunlight, rain, hurricanes, tornadoes, climate, forecasts, humidity, heat, snow... - City-Data Forum

lommaren · 02-07-2018, 04:53 AM

I say yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipswich#Climate

It quite clearly has no wet season so I assume wildfire risk will be very high. Also there are semi-arid climates near the Sahara desert which receive a lot more rain than Ipswich

Ipswich therefore is clearly close to be an arid climate.

jgtheone · 02-07-2018, 05:50 AM

Look at July. It's obviously mediterranean.

Mhc1985 · 02-07-2018, 06:23 AM

Not even close. Aridity is not fully dependant on the amount of precipitation, but also temperatures (evaporation). Places close to the Sahara where precipitation is about the same figures are usually MUCH hotter, hence their water requirements are much larger. Ipswich is clearly Oceanic.

Noodleman556 · 02-07-2018, 07:32 AM

I would say it's semi-arid, the precipitation pattern is very similar to a semi arid climate. Another climate like that would be Hobart. It has even less rain than Ipswich is warmer year round that Ipswich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart

dunno what to put here · 02-07-2018, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Noodleman556

I would say it's semi-arid, the precipitation pattern is very similar to a semi arid climate. Another climate like that would be Hobart. It has even less rain than Ipswich is warmer year round that Ipswich. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart

Hobart has a pretty nice climate.

Thoth · 02-07-2018, 08:59 AM

Clearly not. The amount of precipitation is perfectly normal and combined with such low temperatures, humidity levels will be really high throughout the year due to little evaporation, on a completely different planet when compared to Sahara. If you consider this semi-arid, then majority of Europe would fall in the same category.