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Projected seasonality* change**
Percentage points
*Precipitation of the
wettest consecutive
three months divided by
annual precipitation
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
PERU
ECUADOR
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
BOLIVIA
0 -10 -20 -4010 20 40
Percentage
Seasonality*
Percentage
2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
˚C
0
500
1000
2000 4000
3000 5000
Millimetres
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
˚C
Annual average temperature Annual average rainfall
30 040 60 80 100
-10 0 -5 1 2 3 4 5 7
Sources: Hijmans, R.J., et al.,Very
high resolution interpolated
climate surfaces for global land
areas, 2005, at
Projection for
2061-2080
RCP 8.5
Projection for
2061-2080
RCP 8.5
Projection for
2061-2080
RCP 8.5
1950-2000 1950-2000 1950-2000
*Climate models
agree well on
direction of change
*Agreement
between climate
models can be low
**Agreement
between climate
models can be low
Maps have been produced
within the SMD4GC program
at UZH (Switzerland)
Climate change in the Tropical Andes
Projected precipitation change Projected temperature change*