Editing Roraima (section)

=== Climate ===
[[File:Roraima Köppen.svg|thumb|Köppen climate types of Roraima]]
According to the [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification]], the prevailing climate in Roraima is similar to that of other states in the North Region that shelter the [[Amazon rainforest]]: basic variations of the [[tropical climate]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Aspectos naturais de Roraima|url=https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/brasil/aspectos-naturais-roraima.htm|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Brasil Escola|language=pt-br}}</ref> The average temperature during the year varies from {{convert|20|°C|°F|abbr=on}} in points of relief with higher altitudes, to {{convert|38|°C|°F|abbr=on}} in areas of smooth or flat relief.<ref name=":5" />

The rainfall index in the eastern part is about 2000 millimetres. In the western part, it is approximately 1500 millimetres. In the capital and nearby areas, the indexes reach 2600 millimetres.<ref name=":5" />

In general, the climate varies according to the region. The south and west of the state have a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (''Af'').<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last1=Alvares|first1=Clayton Alcarde|last2=Stape|first2=José Luiz|last3=Sentelhas|first3=Paulo Cesar|last4=de Moraes Gonçalves|first4=José Leonardo|last5=Sparovek|first5=Gerd|date=2013-12-01|title=Köppen's climate classification map for Brazil|url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/schweiz/mz/2013/00000022/00000006/art00008|journal=Meteorologische Zeitschrift|volume=22|issue=6|pages=711–728|doi=10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507|bibcode=2013MetZe..22..711A|s2cid=55147576 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The average annual temperature ranges from {{convert|25|to|28|C|F}}.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.22241/2317-9430/rtg|title=Revista Tocantinense de Geografia|publisher=Universidade Federal do Tocantins|doi=10.22241/2317-9430/rtg}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> In the north and east, the prevailing climates are the [[tropical monsoon climate]] (''Am'') and [[tropical savanna climate]] (''Aw''), where the average temperature is similar to the other regions of the state, however the rainfall index is lower, and the dry season is well defined.<ref name=":7" />

Despite the latitude, in the extreme northwest and northeast, in the highest areas of the state, it is possible to find climatic patterns compatible with those of [[humid subtropical climate]]s (''Cfa'' and ''Cwa''),<ref name=":6" /> as in the region around Mount Roraima, which has an annual average temperature between {{convert|20|and|22|C|F}}, and a dry season between December and March.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Dana|date=2004-08-01|title=A Trip to the Moon|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/travel/a-trip-to-the-moon.html|access-date=2021-04-24|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>