The most climatically diverse country relative to its size (snowfall, ice, recorded)

[lab276]

Would Easter Island be the furthest from the tropics tropical climate under Koppen?

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

If a place doesn't avg 21°C or higher for 10 months+ and doesn't have a warmest month 25°C or higher, than it's not truly tropical in my eyes. I don't consider Brasilia to be tropical either

So you are saying that Easter Island has more in common with Charleston, SC than it does Honolulu? That doesn't make sense... You can grow pretty much anything on Easter Island that you can in Honolulu...

[EverBlack]

Chile, Argentina, Iran, Turkey, Spain...

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by lab276

Would Easter Island be the furthest from the tropics tropical climate under Koppen?

I think Midway Island qualifies for that which is higher in latitude than Easter Island

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by deneb78

So you are saying that Easter Island has more in common with Charleston, SC than it does Honolulu? That doesn't make sense... You can grow pretty much anything on Easter Island that you can in Honolulu...

I think there are grades of subtropical, Charleston is more continental, where San Deigo, Hamilton (Bermuda) or Easter Island are of the more maritime variety.

I just think only using the 64.4°F/18°C isotherm isn't enough, it certainly isn't for things like Coconut Palms, the ones in Hamilton don't really fruit, not hot enough, and I think Easter Island doesn't even get hot enough to produce anything better than the now dead Newport Beach Coconut

Coconut Palms thrive in an area that generally stay's above 70°F and has a warm month at least 82°F, and with at least 50" of annual rainfall.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by deneb78

I think Midway Island qualifies for that which is higher in latitude than Easter Island

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico is tropical desert at 28°N (qualifies for temps, just not rainfall if you are only talking Humid Tropical climates)

[alex985]

Hamilton, Bermuda is at 32 N and is only 0.3 C away from being considered tropical.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilt...ermuda#Climate

Somewhere that's out in the ocean at the same latitude would likely be tropical.

[lommaren]

Fair point about Easter Island. I feel any tropical climate should have one month above 25C/75 F to qualify. Living there would probably be more like living in a hot subtropical climate.

[srfoskey]

Switzerland is pretty diverse for its size I think. It has climates from temperate oceanic all the way to alpine tundra and glaciers. The are even some climates that are close to humid subtropical.
Andorra may win because it is tiny (180 mi^2) but has almost 7,000 feet of elevation change.

[alex985]

I was going to mention both Switzerland and Andorra as well. Good choices.


Some of the ones on here are leaving me puzzled. Sweden? Really? Sweden is fairly big and the variety ain't that much.