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Climate: Puerto Rico has a tropical climate
at lower elevations and a subtropical at higher elevations.
Both temperatures and rainfall are affected by the NE trade
winds. Humidity is relatively high in summer and most rainfall
occurs between May and December. Average annual precipitation
varies from 1,550 mm (161 inches) in the north to 910 mm (36
inches) in the south. Average temperature ranges in San Juan
are from 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit) in July
to 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit) in January.
Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic .
Coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Coastline: 501
km
Languages: Spanish, English
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