Trinidad and Tobago comprises 1,980 square miles (5128 sq km), about one and a half times the size of the state of Rhode Island. The territory enjoys a tropical climate with average maximum temperatures of 32ºC, (89ºF). Tobago's temperatures are cooler, owing to the more constant north east trade winds. There is a dry season from January to May and a wet season from June to December. Annual rainfall is about 200 cm (40 inches) over most of the country. Trinidad and Tobago is just south of the hurricane belt.
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