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Countries and their Climates

There are curently 244 countries in the database.
List of Country Codes
List of Country Terrains

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Afghanistan	Arid to Semi-arid; cold winters and hot summers
Albania	mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Algeria	Arid to Semi-arid; 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 (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
Andorra	temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
Angola	Semi-arid 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 maritime; 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
Australia	generally Arid to Semi-arid; 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, Semi-arid steppe
Bahamas, The	tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
Bahrain	Arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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)
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; Semi-arid 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 Semi-arid
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	Semi-arid; 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; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (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 Semi-arid 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 season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
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	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); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Cook Islands	tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March
Costa Rica	tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Cote D'ivoire	tropical along coast, Semi-arid 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
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
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, heaviest June to September); Semi-arid in western hills and lowlands
Estonia	maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
Ethiopia	tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Falkland Islands (islas Malvin	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	metropolitan France
French Guiana	tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation, dry summers, rainy winters
French Polynesia	tropical, but moderate
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
Greece	temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Greenland	arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Grenada	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Guam	tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (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 August, November to January)
Haiti	tropical; Semi-arid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
Heard Island And Mcdonald Isla	antarctic
Holy See (vatican City)	temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Honduras	subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Hong Kong	subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
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
Indonesia	tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Iran	mostly Arid or Semi-arid, 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
Japan	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Jersey	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Jordan	mostly Arid Desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
Kazakhstan	continental, cold winters and hot summers, Arid and Semi-arid
Kenya	varies from tropical along coast to Arid in interior
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; 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; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
Marshall Islands	tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
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 O	tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Moldova	moderate winters, warm summers
Monaco	Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Mongolia	Desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Montenegro	Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
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
Pakistan	mostly hot, dry Desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Palau	tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
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
Paraguay	subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming Semi-arid 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
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 Barthelemy	tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid)
Saint Helena	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 January to April, rainy season May to August
Saint Martin	temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; July-Novemeber is the hurricane season
Saint Pierre And Miquelon	cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
Saint Vincent And The Grenadin	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	in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)
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 (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (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; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
South Africa	mostly Semi-arid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
South Georgia And The South Sa	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Spain	temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast
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; Semi-arid 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
Timor-leste	tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Togo	tropical; hot, humid in south; Semi-arid 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)
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); Semi-arid 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, Semi-arid 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
United States Pacific Island W	Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands
Uruguay	warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Uzbekistan	mostly midlatitude Desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; Semi-arid 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 (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Virgin Islands	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
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
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)