Band 7+: The graph and bar chart below show the average monthly rainfall and temperature for one region of East Africa. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.

The chart shows the average rainfall and temperature each month in one part of East Africa.

Overall, rainfall changes a lot during the year, but temperature stays almost the same, with small rises and falls.

Rainfall is very low in January and February, less than 20 mm. It goes up fast in March and reaches the highest point in April, about 270 mm. Then it falls to 120 mm in May and almost zero in June, July and August. In October and November, there is another rainy season with about 140 mm each month. Rain then drops to about 50 mm in December.

Temperature starts at about 21°C in January and goes up to around 23.5°C in March and April. It slowly goes down to about 19°C in July, which is the coolest month. After that, it rises again to around 23°C in October.

In short, there are two rainy seasons and two dry seasons, but temperatures stay steady all year.