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The climate is basically subtropical with a distinct warm period (December-April), during which the temperatures rise above 32 °C (90 °F), and a cooler period (May-November), with temperatures rarely rising above 27 °C (80 °F). The temperature increases from 23 °C to 27 °C (74 °F to 80 °F), and the annual rainfall is from 1,700 to 2,970 millimeters (67 to 117 in) as one moves from Tongatapu in the south to the more northerly islands closer to the Equator. The mean daily humidity is 80%.

Geographic coordinates: 20°00′S, 175°00′W

Map references: Oceania
total: 748 km²
land: 718 km²
water: 30 km²

Area - comparative: four times the size of Washington, D.C.
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 419 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (370.4 km)
territorial sea: 12 nm (22.2 km)


Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Kao 1,033 m
Natural resources: fish, fertile soil

Land use:
arable land: 24%
permanent crops: 43%
permanent pastures: 6%
forests and woodland: 11%
other: 16% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: NA km²
Natural hazards: cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity at Fonuafo'ou (Falcon Shoal/Island) and Late'iki (Metis Shoal/Island)

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: archipelago of 170 islands (36 inhabited).