Starches make up a large part of the carbohydrates consumed by Americans. Foods made from starchy vegetables, grains or their flours, such as french fries, baked potatoes, breads, pasta, rice, cookies and cakes, are all high in starches.
However, the average annual temperature is similar to that of the other tropical wet climates. Mean monthly temperatures in the Tropical Wet/Dry climate range from 18 o C (64.4 o F) to above 25 o C (77 o F).
According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Berlin is situated in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome. The annual average temperature is 8.9 degrees Celsius (48 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.