but temperature moderates with elevation; cool
and dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April
Romania:
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog;
sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Russia:
ranges from steppes in the south 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 from warm in the steppes to cool
along Arctic coast
Rwanda:
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to
January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Saint Helena:
Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by
trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by
trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes;
little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Saint Lucia:
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry
season from January to April, rainy season from May to August
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
cold and wet, with much mist and fog;
spring and autumn are windy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
tropical; little seasonal
temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Samoa:
tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to
October)
San Marino:
Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Sao Tome and Principe:
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season
(October to May)
Saudi Arabia:
harsh, dry desert with great extremes of temperature
Senegal:
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has
strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by
hot, dry, harmattan wind
Seychelles:
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast
monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest
monsoon (March to May)
Sierra Leone:
tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to
December); winter dry season (December to April)
Singapore:
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons
- Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern
monsoon from June to September; inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon
and early evening thunderstorms
Slovakia:
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Slovenia:
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