tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Terrain:
small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Piton 828 m
Natural resources:
arable land, fish
Land use:
arable land: 49.02% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 48.04% (2005)
Irrigated land: