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Afghanistan |
arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
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Egypt |
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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Albania |
mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
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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
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American Virgin Islands |
subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
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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
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Andorra |
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
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Angola |
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
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Anguilla |
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
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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
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Antigua and Barbuda |
tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
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Equatorial Guinea |
tropical; always hot, humid
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Argentina |
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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Armenia |
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters
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Aruba |
tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
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Azerbaijan |
dry, semiarid steppe
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
tropical
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Ethiopia |
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
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Australia |
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
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Bahamas, The |
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
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Bahrain |
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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Baker Island |
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
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Bangladesh |
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
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Barbados |
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
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Bassas da India |
tropical
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Belarus |
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
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Belgium |
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
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Belize |
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)
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Benin |
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
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Bermuda |
subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter
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Bhutan |
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
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Bolivia |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
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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
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Botswana |
semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
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Bouvet Island |
antarctic
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Brazil |
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
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British Virgin Islands |
subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds
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British Indian Ocean Territory |
tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
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Brunei |
tropical; hot, humid, rainy
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Bulgaria |
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
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Burkina Faso |
tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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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
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Chile |
temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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China |
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
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Clipperton Island |
tropical, humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October
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Cook Islands |
tropical; moderated by trade winds
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Costa Rica |
tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
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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)
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Denmark |
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
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Germany |
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind
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Dominica |
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
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Dominican Republic |
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
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Djibouti |
desert; torrid, dry
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Ecuador |
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
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El Salvador |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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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
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Estonia |
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
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Europa Island |
tropical
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European Union |
cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
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Faroe Islands |
mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
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Fiji |
tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
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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
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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
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
antarctic
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French Guiana |
tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
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French Polynesia |
tropical, but moderate
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Gabon |
tropical; always hot, humid
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Gambia, The |
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
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Gaza Strip |
temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers
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Georgia |
warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast
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Ghana |
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
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Gibraltar |
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
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Glorioso Islands |
tropical
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Grenada |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
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Greece |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
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Greenland |
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
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United Kingdom |
temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
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Guadeloupe |
subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
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Guam |
tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to
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Guatemala |
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
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Guernsey |
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
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Guinea |
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with
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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
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Guyana |
tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January)
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Haiti |
tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
antarctic
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Honduras |
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
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Hong Kong |
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
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Howland Island |
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
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India |
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north Indian Ocean
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Indonesia |
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
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Isle of Man |
cool summers and mild winters; temperate; overcast about one-third of the time
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Iraq |
mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience
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Iran |
mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
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Ireland |
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
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Iceland |
temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
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Israel |
temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
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Italy |
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
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Jamaica |
tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
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Jan Mayen |
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
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Japan |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
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Jarvis Island |
tropical; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
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Yemen |
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
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Jersey |
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
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Johnston Atoll |
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
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Jordan |
mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
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Juan de Nova Island |
tropical
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Cayman Islands |
tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
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Cambodia |
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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Cameroon |
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
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Canada |
varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
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Cape Verde |
temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic
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Kazakhstan |
continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid
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Qatar |
desert; hot, dry; humid and sultry in summer
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Kenya |
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
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Kingman Reef |
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
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Kyrgyzstan |
dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone
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Kiribati |
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall
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Colombia |
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
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Comoros |
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
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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
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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
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Coral Sea Islands |
tropical
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Korea, North |
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
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Korea, South |
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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Croatia |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast Cuba
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Kuwait |
dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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Laos |
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
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Lesotho |
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
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Latvia |
maritime; wet, moderate winters
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Lebanon |
Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers;
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Liberia |
tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
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Libya |
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior
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Liechtenstein |
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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Lithuania |
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
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Luxembourg |
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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Macau |
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
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Madagascar |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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Malawi |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
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Malaysia |
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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Maldives |
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
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Mali |
subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February
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Malta |
Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
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Morocco |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
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Marshall Islands |
wet season from May to November; hot and humid; islands border typhoon belt
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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
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Mauritania |
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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Mauritius |
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
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Mayotte |
tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
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Macedonia |
warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
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Mexico |
varies from tropical to desert
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Midway Islands |
subtropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
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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
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Moldova |
moderate winters, warm summers
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Monaco |
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
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Mongolia |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
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Montserrat |
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
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Mozambique |
tropical to subtropical
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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)
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Namibia |
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
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Nauru |
tropical; monsoonal; rainy season (November to February)
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Navassa Island |
marine, tropical
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