ghtly below freezing

Antigua and Barbuda:
tropical marine; little seasonal temperature
variation

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
foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow

Argentina:
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in
southwest

Armenia:
highland continental, hot summers, cold winters

Aruba:
tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

Ashmore and Cartier Islands:
tropical

Atlantic Ocean:
tropical cyclones (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

Australia:
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east;
tropical in north

Austria:
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent
rain in lowlands and snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional
showers

Azerbaijan:
dry, semiarid steppe

Bahamas, The:
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf
Stream

Bahrain:
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers

Baker Island:
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

Bangladesh:
tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid
summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)

Barbados:
tropical; rainy season (June to October)

Bassas da India:
tropical

Belarus:
cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between
continental and maritime

Belgium:
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy

Belize:
tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to
November); dry season (February to May)

Benin:
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Bermuda:
subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in
winter

Bhutan:
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot
summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in
Himalayas

Bolivia:
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and
semiarid

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high
elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild,
rainy wint