Tuvalu
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Tuvalu
Official name: | Tuvalu |
Capital: | Fongafale |
Area: | total: 26 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 26 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
Location: | Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia |
Geographic coordinates: | 8 00 S, 178 00 E |
Comparative Area: | 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 24 km |
Terrain: | very low-lying and narrow coral atolls |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
Map of Tuvalu