Yucatan Peninsula: Tropical Savanna, Not Desert

The Yucatán Peninsula is not a desert. Its climate is tropical savanna (Aw):

• Wet Season: May–October, heavy rainfall (1,000–1,500 mm/yr).
• Dry Season: November–April, minimal rain.
• Vegetation: Deciduous tropical forest, thorn scrub, mangroves, wetlands (cenotes, lagoons).

The porous limestone bedrock causes rapid drainage—surface water is scarce (hence cenotes), but rainfall is ample. True deserts receive <250 mm/year; Yucatán gets 4–6× that.