In technical terms (Köppen classification: Am ), it sits right between a tropical rainforest (constantly wet) and a tropical savanna (longer dry season).
: The driest month must have less than 60 mm of rain, but still enough total annual precipitation to sustain lush vegetation without a prolonged drought. Specifically, the driest month's rainfall must be greater than Why the "Monsoon" Happens Tropical monsoon climate | meteorology | Britannica tropical monsoon definition