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How is it possible that there is snow at the equator?

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Only if there are very high mountains.

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It is possible for a place to be close to the equator and still be very cold?

There are snow-capped mountains near the equator.


Is it possible that one day Singapore will snow?

No. It's near the equator. If Singapore snows, the end is near.


Is there snow in Africa near the equator?

Snow is indeed found near the equator in Africa. Snow can be found on Mount Kilimanjaro in the nation of Tanzania near the equator.


Do the Gambians ever get snow?

No they are too close to the equator for snow


Why there is snow in north?

There is Snow in the North because The Place is farther from the equator which is the center of the world in which the core is the hottest. The farther away you are from the equator you are. The colder/ more snow you get a year.


When will it snow in?

depends on weather and how far from equator


Which are the permanent snow capped mountains within sight of the equator?

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the only permanent snow cap within sight of the equator.


How is it possible that there is snow on the equator in winter?

Except at very high altitudes which only a few regions near the equator reach, it is not cold enough near the equator to snow. Snowfalls occur only above the line of freezing temperatures, which at the equator is between 4,500 and 4,600 metres or 18,000 feet above sea level. Between this latitude and around 3,000 metres or 9,800 feet, there is a pattern of nightly freezes followed by a strong daily thaw all year round due to the combination of thin chilled air and extremely high solar radiation. Even above the snow line, there is some thaw but it is more than balanced by freezing and with the high precipitation snow remains on the ground, as with Mount Kenya, the Rwenzoris and the Tropical Andes. It should be noted that the snow line at the equator is by no means the highest in the world. Slightly longer days and stable air at the Tropics means that more snow can be melted and less will fall. Even in the humid Himalayas the snow line is around 5,500 to 5,600 metres and in the Desert Andes it is as high as 6,500 metres. As far from the equator as the Uinta Mountains in Utah at 43˚N, the permanent snow line is still as high as at the equator due to low precipitation and long, hot summer days.


Is the upper part of the equator warmer?

Hell's ya in Canada we get snow, warm snow!


Does it snow in the southwest region?

no because the southwest is very close to the equator and the closer you are to the equator the warmer it is.


Is it ever freezing around the equator?

Mt Kilimanjaro near the Equator always has snow at its peak.


What is the name of a place on the equator that is snow bound?

Amazon