word | | Climate |
| Atlantic | Svalbard | arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom | temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast |
| Atoll | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun Johnston Atoll and Kingman Reef: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation Midway Islands ... |
| August | Atlantic Ocean | ... hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cape Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December but are most frequent from August to November |
| August | Burundi | ... is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January |
| August | Guyana | tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January) |
| August | Maldives | tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) |
| August | Saint Lucia | tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August |
| August | Syria | mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus |
| August | Taiwan | tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year |
| August | Uganda | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
| autumn | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy |
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