Table 1 Selected set of bio-climatic variables after PCA results and their contribution to the KFD suitability

Bio1

Annual mean temperature

0.1

23–26.2 °C

Bio2

Mean diurnal temperature range

21

8–10 °C

Bio8

Mean temperature of wettest quarter

2.4

22.5–25 °C

Bio9

Mean temperature of driest quarter

0.5

20–28 °C

Bio10

Mean temperature of warmest quarter

32.5

25.4–30 °C

Bio11

Mean temperature of coldest quarter

3.9

16.5°–24 C

Bio12

Annual precipitation

11.1

> 1400 mm

Bio13

Precipitation of wettest period

17.6

500–650 mm