Climate (2004)

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Informations about Climate in 2004 year

	Afghanistan	arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
	Akrotiri	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
	Albania	mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
	Algeria	arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
	American Samoa	tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season from November to April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation
	Andorra	temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
	Angola	semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
	Anguilla	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
	Antarctica	severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing
	Antigua and Barbuda	tropical; little seasonal temperature variation
	Arctic Ocean	polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow
	Argentina	mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
	Armenia	highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
	Aruba	tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	tropical
	Atlantic Ocean	tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December, but are most frequent from August to November
	Australia	generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
	Austria	temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
	Azerbaijan	dry, semiarid steppe
	Bahamas, The	tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
	Bahrain	arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
	Baker Island	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
	Bangladesh	tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
	Barbados	tropical; rainy season (June to October)
	Bassas da India	tropical
	Belarus	cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
	Belgium	temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
	Belize	tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
	Benin	tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
	Bermuda	subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter
	Bhutan	varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
	Bolivia	varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
	Botswana	semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
	Bouvet Island	antarctic
	Brazil	mostly tropical, but temperate in south
	British Indian Ocean Territory	tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
	British Virgin Islands	subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
	Brunei	tropical; hot, humid, rainy
	Bulgaria	temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
	Burkina Faso	tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
	Burma	tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)
	Burundi	equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January
	Cambodia	tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
	Cameroon	varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
	Canada	varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
	Cape Verde	temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
	Cayman Islands	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
	Central African Republic	tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
	Chad	tropical in south, desert in north
	Chile	temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
	China	extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
	Christmas Island	tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season December to April
	Clipperton Island	tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
	Colombia	tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
	Comoros	tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season December to February; south of Equator - wet season November to March, dry season April to October
	Congo, Republic of the	tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
	Cook Islands	tropical; moderated by trade winds
	Coral Sea Islands	tropical
	Costa Rica	tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
	Cote d'Ivoire	tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
	Croatia	Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
	Cuba	tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
	Cyprus	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
	Czech Republic	temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
	Denmark	temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
	Dhekelia	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
	Djibouti	desert; torrid, dry
	Dominica	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
	Dominican Republic	tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
	East Timor	tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
	Ecuador	tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
	Egypt	desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
	El Salvador	tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
	Equatorial Guinea	tropical; always hot, humid
	Eritrea	hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in western hills and lowlands; rainfall heaviest during June-September except in coastal desert
	Estonia	maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
	Ethiopia	tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
	Europa Island	tropical
	European Union	cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south
	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
	Faroe Islands	mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
	Fiji	tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
	Finland	cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
	France	generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
	French Guiana	tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
	French Polynesia	tropical, but moderate
	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	antarctic
	Gabon	tropical; always hot, humid
	Gambia, The	tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
	Gaza Strip	temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
	Georgia	warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
	Germany	temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
	Ghana	tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
	Gibraltar	Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
	Glorioso Islands	tropical
	Greece	temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
	Greenland	arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
	Grenada	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
	Guadeloupe	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
	Guam	tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation
	Guatemala	tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
	Guernsey	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
	Guinea	generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
	Guinea-Bissau	tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
	Guyana	tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)
	Haiti	tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	antarctic
	Holy See (Vatican City)	temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
	Honduras	subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
	Hong Kong	tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
	Howland Island	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
	Hungary	temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
	Iceland	temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
	India	varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
	Indian Ocean	northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean
	Indonesia	tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
	Iran	mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
	Iraq	mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq
	Ireland	temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
	Isle of Man	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
	Israel	temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
	Italy	predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
	Jamaica	tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
	Jan Mayen	arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
	Japan	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
	Jarvis Island	tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
	Jersey	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
	Johnston Atoll	tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
	Jordan	mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
	Juan de Nova Island	tropical
	Kazakhstan	continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid
	Kenya	varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
	Kingman Reef	tropical; moderated by prevailing winds
	Kiribati	tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
	Korea, North	temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
	Korea, South	temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
	Kuwait	dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
	Kyrgyzstan	dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
	Laos	tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
	Latvia	maritime; wet, moderate winters
	Lebanon	Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
	Lesotho	temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
	Liberia	tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
	Libya	Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
	Liechtenstein	continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
	Lithuania	transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
	Luxembourg	modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
	Macau	subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
	Macedonia	warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
	Madagascar	tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
	Malawi	sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
	Malaysia	tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
	Maldives	tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
	Mali	subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February
	Malta	Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
	Marshall Islands	tropical; hot and humid; wet season from May to November; islands border typhoon belt
	Martinique	tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
	Mauritania	desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
	Mauritius	tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
	Mayotte	tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
	Mexico	varies from tropical to desert
	Micronesia, Federated States of	tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
	Midway Islands	subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds
	Moldova	moderate winters, warm summers
	Monaco	Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
	Mongolia	desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
	Montserrat	tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
	Morocco	Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
	Mozambique	tropical to subtropical
	Namibia	desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
	Nauru	tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
	Navassa Island	marine, tropical
	Nepal	varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
	Netherlands	temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
	Netherlands Antilles	tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
	New Caledonia	tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
	New Zealand	temperate with sharp regional contrasts
	Nicaragua	tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
	Niger	desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
	Nigeria	varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
	Niue	tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
	Norfolk Island	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
	Northern Mariana Islands	tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October
	Norway	temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
	Oman	dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south
	Pacific Ocean	planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December
	Pakistan	mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
	Palau	Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
	Palmyra Atoll	equatorial, hot, and very rainy
	Panama	tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
	Papua New Guinea	tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
	Paracel Islands	tropical
	Paraguay	subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west
	Peru	varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
	Philippines	tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
	Pitcairn Islands	tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
	Poland	temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
	Portugal	maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
	Puerto Rico	tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
	Qatar	arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
	Reunion	tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April
	Romania	temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
	Russia	ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
	Rwanda	temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
	Saint Helena	Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
	Saint Lucia	tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
	Samoa	tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
	San Marino	Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
	Sao Tome and Principe	tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
	Saudi Arabia	harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
	Senegal	tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
	Serbia and Montenegro	in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); central portion, continental and Mediterranean climate; to the south, Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland
	Seychelles	tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
	Sierra Leone	tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
	Singapore	tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern monsoon from June to September; inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
	Slovakia	temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
	Slovenia	Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
	Solomon Islands	tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
	Somalia	principally desert; December to February - northeast monsoon, moderate temperatures in north and very hot in south; May to October - southwest monsoon, torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
	South Africa	mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
	Southern Ocean	sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter
	Spain	temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
	Spratly Islands	tropical
	Sri Lanka	tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
	Sudan	tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November)
	Suriname	tropical; moderated by trade winds
	Svalbard	arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
	Swaziland	varies from tropical to near temperate
	Sweden	temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
	Switzerland	temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
	Syria	mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus
	Taiwan	tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year
	Tajikistan	midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
	Tanzania	varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
	Thailand	tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
	Togo	tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
	Tokelau	tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
	Tonga	tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
	Trinidad and Tobago	tropical; rainy season (June to December)
	Tromelin Island	tropical
	Tunisia	temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
	Turkey	temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
	Turkmenistan	subtropical desert
	Turks and Caicos Islands	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
	Tuvalu	tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
	Uganda	tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
	Ukraine	temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
	United Arab Emirates	desert; cooler in eastern mountains
	United Kingdom	temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
	United States	mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
	Uruguay	warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
	Uzbekistan	mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
	Vanuatu	tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
	Venezuela	tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
	Vietnam	tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)
	Virgin Islands	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
	Wake Island	tropical
	Wallis and Futuna	tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
	West Bank	temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
	Western Sahara	hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
	World	two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones form a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
	Yemen	mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
	Zambia	tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)
	Zimbabwe	tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)