Climatic Conditions - In terms of climate, the conditions vary through every conceivable pattern. In general, the North is hotter and the South is cooler. It varies from tropical heat, with heavy rain in summer in the North, dry and arid desert in the West and lush rainforest on her coastal fringes, to fertile, cool farm lands, temperate forest and snow capped mountains in the South.

Summer is from December to February, autumn from March to May, winter from June to August, and spring from September to November.