Northern Mariana Islands
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Northern Mariana Islands
Official name: | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
Capital: | Saipan |
Area: | total: 477 sq km note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian water: 0 sq km land: 477 sq km |
Climate: | tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October |
Location: | Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines |
Geographic coordinates: | 15 12 N, 145 45 E |
Comparative Area: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 1,482 km |
Terrain: | southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m |
Map of Northern Mariana Islands