Climate in Alaska, the biggest and northernmost state, varies from maritime in coastal areas to arctic in northern regions. Weather of northern portion of the state is considered as extreme with regions of eternal frost. Global location, vast territory and coasts with features of relief are forming weather of the state.
The Republic of Haiti lies in the zone of tropical trade-wind climate with average annual temperature about 25 °C (77 °F) and relatively minor seasonal shifts of it. At august, the hottest month, temperature rises to about 31 °C (88 °F) but sea winds are easing the heat.
Dominican Republic is country of eternal summer, which welcomes its guest all the yearlong with shining sun and constant temperature about +27 °C (80 °F).
The Bahamas are known as “Paradise on Earth” for a reason. Of course azure ocean water, white sand and palm trees matters but main reason is in annual availability of vacation. Caribbean hurricanes almost always pass this location and most of the year is blessed sunny time.
Jamaica is the pearl of the Antilles which is located in the warm Caribbean Sea. Most of territory of the island is highlands. 70% of the island is the plateau with altitude of 1100 meters (3609 ft.) above the sea. This and features of location and prevailing winds formed climate of the Jamaica.
Hi guys! Today we goona tell you about the climate in Belize. This country is located in Central America and occupies the southeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean coast. Belize borders on the north with Mexico and in the west and south - with Guatemala.
Guatemala is located in Central America and washed by the Pacific Ocean from the west and Honduran Bay of the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) from east. This and diversity of relief define features of climate of the country.
The Republic of Honduras is located in Central America near El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The northern and eastern shores of the country are washed by the Caribbean Sea, and the south-west by the Pacific Ocean. More than 80% of the territory of Honduras is occupied by mountains, which are cut by river valleys and tectonic depressions.
The country bears subequatorial climate. However features of relief and global location on narrow isthmus between both Americas and two oceans create significant variety of weather conditions. There are no traditional seasons. A year is divided into rainy and dry seasons.
Overall climate conditions of Moscow are considered as moderate continental. However number of features should be taken to account. Relief, urban land, parks and forest plantations provide features of the weather in different parts of the city.
There’s extreme lack of sunlight in the city. Annual amount of sunny days is only 60 and the rest of the year is cloudy. Climate is moderate here with humid snowy winters and warm summers. Storms and floods are quite usual for St. Petersburg.
Siberia is called for the real vastness and severe weather. That's why Novosibirsk which is located among the endless forests of Siberia have a sharply continental climate. By this rule there's a long frosty winter you can find out here, but also there's a short but warm summer.
Nicaragua is the country in Central America located between Honduras and Costa Rica. The country has tropical trade-winds type of climate. Equal to other subequatorial countries there are no distinctive division of a year into four seasons. Instead there is alternation of dry and rainy seasons with (relatively) minor shifts of temperature.
There are two basic climatic zones in Panama. First of them is flatland with humid typical climate and second is highland with so cold “eternal spring”. Plain regions have average daytime temperature in range between 25 and 30 °C (77-86 °F) while in highlands it is lower about 10 to 27 °C (50-81 °F).
The country has tropical trade-wind climate in pacific coasts and moderate weather conditions in highlands. Average monthly temperature in coastal areas is about 22 °C (72 °F) year-round. Shifts of daily temperatures are minor reaching 30 °C (86 °F) at November and 34 °C (93 °F) at March-April. Highlands are cooler. At night temperature there may drop to about 14-16 °C (57-61 °F).
Subequatorial climate prevails in Venezuela and weather depends on seasonal winds. At summer it is usually humid, hot and calm. Winter instead dry, warm and rather comfortable. A year is divided into dry and rainy seasons. First lasts from December to April and second is between May and November inclusively. At rainy season amount of precipitation may reach 2000 mm (78.7”).
Guyana has warm and humid subequatorial climate. Coastal areas have rather stable annual range of temperature range between 26 and 28 °C (79-82 °F) however in mountainous regions weather conditions are depending on altitude. Thus in some locations of Guiana Shield temperature reaches 40 °C (104 °F) at daytime and at night drops to 6 °C (43 °F).
The country is located near equator. Location and strong Trade winds are forming main features of the climate of the country. In addition the country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean on its north. Coastal areas are populated while southern portion of the country is covered by savannah and rainforest. Suriname is one of countries with smallest scale of industrial deforestation.
Weather conditions in Bolivia are diverse due to variety of relief and altitude zonality. In general there is tropical and subequatorial climate in plain parts of the country and continental in mountainous areas. Average temperature at summer in eastern plains may reach 34 °C (93 °F) with frequent showers. At winter there is comfortable 22 °C (72 °F).
Paraguay is located in the middle of South America thus its climate is diverse. Eastern regions have wet tropical weather conditions while north-western areas are lying in the zone of dry tropical climate. Order of seasons is reversed in relation to the North Hemisphere and on top of it year is roughly divided into wet and dry seasons.
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