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Climate charts provide an overview of the climate in a particular place. The letters in the top row stand for months: January, February, etc. The bars and numbers convey the following information: The blue bars represent the average amount of precipitation (rain, snow etc.) that falls in each month. The blue numbers are the amount of precipitation in either millimeters (liters per square meter) or inches. The red numbers are the average daily high and low temperatures for each month, and the red bars represent the average daily temperature span for each month. The thin gray line is 0 °C or 32 °F, the point of freezing, for orientation.

Maribor, Slovenia
Climate chart (explanation)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
33
 
 
4
−4
 
 
43
 
 
7
−3
 
 
49
 
 
12
1
 
 
62
 
 
17
5
 
 
97
 
 
21
10
 
 
107
 
 
25
13
 
 
103
 
 
27
15
 
 
101
 
 
27
14
 
 
113
 
 
21
10
 
 
87
 
 
16
6
 
 
82
 
 
10
2
 
 
60
 
 
5
−3
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
1.3
 
 
39
25
 
 
1.7
 
 
45
27
 
 
1.9
 
 
54
34
 
 
2.4
 
 
63
41
 
 
3.8
 
 
70
50
 
 
4.2
 
 
77
55
 
 
4.1
 
 
81
59
 
 
4
 
 
81
57
 
 
4.4
 
 
70
50
 
 
3.4
 
 
61
43
 
 
3.2
 
 
50
36
 
 
2.4
 
 
41
27
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Labuan, Malaysia
Climate chart (explanation)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
112
 
 
30
24
 
 
117
 
 
30
24
 
 
150
 
 
31
24
 
 
297
 
 
32
24
 
 
345
 
 
32
24
 
 
351
 
 
31
24
 
 
318
 
 
31
25
 
 
297
 
 
31
24
 
 
417
 
 
31
24
 
 
465
 
 
31
24
 
 
419
 
 
31
24
 
 
285
 
 
30
24
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
4.4
 
 
86
75
 
 
4.6
 
 
86
75
 
 
5.9
 
 
88
75
 
 
12
 
 
90
75
 
 
14
 
 
90
75
 
 
14
 
 
88
75
 
 
13
 
 
88
77
 
 
12
 
 
88
75
 
 
16
 
 
88
75
 
 
18
 
 
88
75
 
 
16
 
 
88
75
 
 
11
 
 
86
75
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Cusco, Peru
Climate chart (explanation)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
163
 
 
20
7
 
 
150
 
 
21
7
 
 
109
 
 
21
7
 
 
51
 
 
22
4
 
 
15
 
 
21
2
 
 
5
 
 
21
1
 
 
5
 
 
21
−1
 
 
10
 
 
21
1
 
 
25
 
 
22
4
 
 
67
 
 
22
6
 
 
76
 
 
23
6
 
 
137
 
 
22
7
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
6.4
 
 
68
45
 
 
5.9
 
 
70
45
 
 
4.3
 
 
70
45
 
 
2
 
 
72
39
 
 
0.6
 
 
70
36
 
 
0.2
 
 
70
34
 
 
0.2
 
 
70
30
 
 
0.4
 
 
70
34
 
 
1
 
 
72
39
 
 
2.6
 
 
72
43
 
 
3
 
 
73
43
 
 
5.4
 
 
72
45
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

As displayed in the accompanying chart, Maribor has a temperate climate with warm summers and chilly winters. It lies in the northern hemisphere, so the temperatures peak in July and August. The temperature in Labuan, which lies near the equator, hardly changes through the year. Instead of summers and winters, there is a dry season in the beginning of the year, followed by a wet season with high rainfall. Cusco also lies in the Tropical Zone, but at a much higher altitude in the Andean highlands, and also much drier. Almost like in Labuan, the daily high temperature barely changes through the year, but they are significantly cooler due to the altitude. Nights in Cusco are much colder than during the day, especially in the dry months from May to August.