word | | Climate |
| occurs | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | ... October); moderated by prevailing easterly winds; most of the 1,067 mm (42 in) of annual rainfall occurs during the winter Palmyra Atoll: equatorial, hot; located within the low pressure area of the ... |
| ocean | 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 ... |
| Ocean | 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 |
| Ocean | Pacific Ocean | ... 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 ... |
| ocean | Southern Ocean | ... 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 ... |
| oceanic | Cook Islands | tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
| oceanic | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul: oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity Iles Crozet: windy, cold, wet, and cloudy Iles Kerguelen: oceanic, cold, overcast, windy Iles Eparses: tropical |
| October | 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 |
| October | Angola | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
| October | Bangladesh | tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) |
| October | Barbados | tropical; rainy season (June to October) |
| October | Cayman Islands | tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) |
| October | Clipperton Island | tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October) |
| October | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | ... 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 ... |
| 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 |
| October | 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) |
| October | Cuba | tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October) |
| October | El Salvador | tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
| October | France | ... variation Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates ... |
| October | 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 |
| October | Kosovo | influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December |
| October | Malaysia | tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons |
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