For this reflection blog, I chose to compare Lima, Peru with Liberia, Costa Rica. There are a few reasons for this. One of them is because both cities are relatively equal distance away from the equator, one to the north and one to the south. This can typically mean similar weather since both locations would get similar amounts of sun light but we will see in this blog the different factors that make each destination so unique.
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| Lima sits about 12 degrees south and Liberia sits at about 11 degrees north. Source: Google Maps |
The fist major difference we see between the two locations is their average yearly temperatures. You would expect to see similar temperature patterns but with opposite seasons but that is not the case here. Lima seems to have a higher variance in its seasonal temperatures than Liberia does. Another factor we see from these two graphs, is Lima consistently gets Southern Winds driving the mP air-mass up, where as for Liberia, the winds are consistent from January to April coming form the east which also corresponds with the higher temperature averages for the year. This is because the winds brings in the mT air-mass from the warm Atlantic Ocean situated to the east. (Graphs sourced from Wundergrond.com)
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| Average yearly temp for Liberia, Costa Rica |
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| Average Yearly temp for Lima, Peru |
On the grander scale, I expected to find that both of these locations would have similar weather patterns but I found that the local features of each locations have a prevailing effect on their respective climates.
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