word | | Climate |
| planetary | 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 ... |
| plateau | Algeria | ... 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 |
| plateau | 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 ... |
| plateaus | Slovenia | Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east |
| pleasant | Bahrain | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| pleasant | Georgia | warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast |
| pleasant | Qatar | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| points | Southern Ocean | ... 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 |
| polar | 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 ... |
| polar | Kyrgyzstan | dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone |
| polar | Russia | ... 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 ... |
| polar | Tajikistan | midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| polar | World | a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates - bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates |
| portions | Paraguay | subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
| possible | Rwanda | temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
| potentially | European Union | cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south |
| potentially | 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 |
| practically | Saint Barthelemy | tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid) |
| precipitation | Cape Verde | temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and very erratic |
| precipitation | Norway | temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast |
| precipitation | Poland | temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers |
| precipitation | 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 |
| precipitation | 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 ... |
| precipitation | West Bank | temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters |
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