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The climate of Easter Island

Easter Island has a tropical maritime climate with no streams on its surface. Crater Lake is a drinking water source, and the diameter of Ranoko Crater Lake is 1.6 km. The climate is warm and humid, with an average annual temperature of 22℃. It is rainy all year round, with annual precipitation 1300mm. The month with the largest rainfall is May, and the rainfall reaches 159mm. Heavy rain can't change the lifestyle of the people on the island, but fishing and agriculture are affected by the moon and the wind.

The climate is subtropical, that is, sunny and dry. 1? 6? May is the hottest, with an average temperature of 23℃ (73 ℉). 6? 6? May is the coolest, with an average temperature of 18℃(64℉). The average annual precipitation is about 1, 250 mm (49 inches), but it varies greatly from year to year. September is the driest, and June and July have the most rainfall, which is consistent with the passage time of the southern winter front. The winds in June and August are irregular, and the other times are mainly trade winds from the east and southeast. From September to March of the following year, the Peruvian current (also known as Humboldt current) flows through the island, and the average water temperature is about 265438 0℃ (70 ℉).