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Climate of Puerto Rico : ウィキペディア英語版 | Climate of Puerto Rico
The climate of Puerto Rico falls into the tropical climatic zone. Temperatures are moderate year round, averaging near in lower elevations and in the mountains. Easterly trade winds pass across the island year round. Puerto Rico has a rainy season which stretches from April into November.〔Matt Carter and J.B. Elsner. (Monthly Rainfall Climatology for Puerto Rico. ) Retrieved on January 24, 2008.〕 The mountains of the Cordillera Central are the main cause of the variations in the temperature and rainfall that occur over very short distances. The mountains can also cause wide variation in local wind speed and direction due to their sheltering and channeling effects adding to the climatic variation. About a quarter of the annual rainfall for Puerto Rico, on average, occurs during tropical cyclones, which are more frequent during La Niña events. ==Temperature== Temperatures range from in the lower elevations, while higher elevations in the central part of the island experience temperatures between year round. The temperature in the south is a few degrees higher than the north. Between winter and summer, there is only a temperature swing of around . This is mainly due to the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, which significantly modify cooler air moving in from the north and northwest,Costal Waters Temperatures around the years is about 75 °F in February to 85 °F in August. The highest temperature ever recorded was at San Lorenzo, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was at Aibonito.
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