Editing Geography of Guam (section)

== Climate ==
[[File:A palm-lined jungle coastline on Guam (line378676781).jpg|thumb|A jungle beach coastline on Guam]]
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Guam has a [[tropical marine climate]] that is generally warm and humid, but moderated by northeast [[trade winds]].  The [[dry season]] is from January to June. The [[wet season]] is from July to December. There is little temperature variation. There are frequent squalls during the wet season.  [[Typhoon]]s are relatively rare but are most common during the wet season and are potentially very destructive.

[[Typhoon Pongsona]] in 2002 had wind gusts up to 290&nbsp;km/h (183&nbsp;mph <small>1-min</small>) over Guam and caused widespread devastation, but no direct deaths because of strict building standards. Pongsona was the most damaging typhoon on Guam since [[Typhoon Paka]] in 1997.