Ministry of Climate, Ocean & Resilience, Government of Tokelau

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Tokelau, being located in the easterly trade wind zone, has a tropical and marine climate. The mean annual temperature is 28 degrees centigrade and the mean annual rainfall is 2800 millimetres. There is a marked seasonality in rainfall incidence, with the 6 months between October and March accounting for about 60% of the total ammal rainfall; December and January account for 25% of the annual total. The recent impacts of climate change have already been felt in Tokelau, with a severe drought in 2011, followed by Cyclone Evan in 2012.