Most parts of South America have a tropical rainforest climate and a tropical grassland climate. The climate is characterized by warmth and humidity, mainly tropical and not significantly continental. Except for the mountains, the average temperature of the coldest month in winter on the continent is above 0 ℃, and the tropical regions that make up the main part of the continent have an average temperature of over 20 ℃. Winter is much warmer than in North America.
The average temperature of the hottest month in summer in most regions is between 26.8 ℃, with relatively small annual temperature differences and abundant precipitation. Regions with an annual precipitation of over 1000 millimeters account for more than 70% of the entire continent, making them the continent with the smallest desert area among all continents.
