▁climate , ▁warm ▁to ▁hot ▁temper ate ▁with ▁good ▁distribution ▁of ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁m ild ▁sum mers , ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁higher ▁elev ation ▁and ▁covers ▁the ▁cry st all ine ▁plate au , ▁the ▁pale oz o ico ▁plate au ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁bas alt ic ▁plate au . ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁temper atures ▁range ▁around ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁ra iny ▁index ▁reaches ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁per ▁year . ▁C ities ▁with ▁this ▁climate ▁include ▁Gu ar ap u ava , ▁Pont a ▁G ross a ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁state ▁capital . ▁The ▁relatively ▁flat ▁relief ▁in ▁Cur it iba ▁surrounded ▁by ▁mountain ous ▁forms ▁in ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁region ▁prov oke ▁m ild ▁winter , ▁block ade ▁of ▁wind s , ▁fog ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁flo ods ▁by ▁heavy ▁ra ins . ▁Snow ▁is ▁a ▁phenomen on ▁occasionally ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁( once ▁per ▁de cade ▁on ▁average ). ▁ ▁The ▁C wa ▁climate , ▁subt rop ical ▁with ▁hot ▁sum mers ▁and ▁dry ▁winter s , ▁has ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁north - western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁territory . ▁It ▁is ▁what ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁tropical ▁climate , ▁because ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁described ▁above , ▁whose ▁good ▁distribution ▁of ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁registered ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁this ▁has ▁characteristic ▁ra iny ▁index ▁of ▁tropical ▁systems , ▁with ▁dry ▁winter s ▁and ▁wet ▁sum mers . ▁The ▁thermal ▁medium ▁per ▁year ▁var ies ▁around ▁ ▁and