word | | Climate |
| arid | Madagascar | tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
| arid | Mali | subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February) |
| arid | Nigeria | varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north |
| arid | Qatar | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| arid | 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 ... |
| arid | Sudan | hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November) |
| arid | United States | ... and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid 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 ... |
| Ascension | 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 ... |
| Asia | Pacific Ocean | ... a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December |
| Asian | Pacific Ocean | ... the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from ... |
| astride | 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 |
| Atlantic | 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 |
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