Definitions for "Desert Climate"
A climate with generally high temperatures, high rates of evaporation, and low precipitation. Most deserts lie at about 30 degrees north or south of the equator.
the world's driest climate type, with less than 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of rainfall annually.
Low rainfall. Hot desert: no month below 6ºC. Cold desert: one or more months below 6ºC. Also see climate.