dry season
yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics
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The dry season is a yearly period when an area receives very little rainfall, occurring regularly in tropical regions around the world. It matters because it significantly affects water availability, agriculture, and daily life for people and ecosystems in these areas.
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Dry season in Laos. Long shadow of a dead tree with its branches on the dry fields of Don Det, a sunny day with blue sky and white clouds, late afternoon.
The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The temperate counterpart to the tropical dry season is summer or winter.