word | | Climate |
| heavy | Serbia | ... 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 |
| heavy | Tuvalu | tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
| heavy | Western Sahara | hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew |
| Helena | Saint Helena | Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint ... |
| higher | Antarctica | ... 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 ... |
| higher | Ecuador | tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands |
| highest | 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 ... |
| highland | Armenia | highland continental, hot summers, cold winters |
| highlands | Colombia | tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands |
| highlands | 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 ... |
| highlands | Costa Rica | tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands |
| highlands | 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); semiarid in western hills and lowlands |
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