The climate becomes progressively drier towards the north of the peninsula. In the north, the annual mean temperature is 27 °C  in Mérida. Average temperature in the peninsula varies from 24 °C  in January to 29 °C  in July. The lowest temperature on record is 6 °C . For the peninsula as a whole, the mean annual precipitation is 1,100 millimetres . The rainy season lasts from June to September, while the dry season runs from October to May. During the dry season, rainfall averages 300 millimetres ; in the wet season this increases to an average 800 to 900 millimetres . The prevailing winds are easterly and have created an east-west precipitation gradient with average rainfall in the east exceeding 1,400 millimetres  and the north and northwestern portions of the peninsula receiving a maximum of 800 millimetres . The southeastern portion of the peninsula has a tropical rainy climate with a short dry season in winter. Petén has a hot climate and receives the highest rainfall in all Mesoamerica. The climate is divided into wet and dry seasons, with the rainy season lasting from June to December, although these seasons are not clearly defined in the south;  with rain occurring through most of the year. The climate of Petén varies from tropical in the south to semitropical in the north; temperature varies between 12 and 40 °C , although it does not usually drop beneath 18 °C . Mean temperature varies from 24.3 °C  in the southeast to 26.9 °C  in the northeast. Highest temperatures are reached from April to June, while January is the coldest month; all Petén experiences a hot dry period in late August. Annual precipitation is high, varying from a mean of 1,198 millimetres  in the northeast to 2,007 millimetres  in central Petén.

Question: How many degrees warmer is it in July compared to January in the peninsula?
Answer: 5

Question: How many more millimeters of rain does the peninsula get in the rainy season compared to the dry season?
Answer: 600

Question: How many degrees does the temperature vary in January?
Answer: 5

Question: How many months does the rainy season last?
Answer: 3

Question: How many months does the dry season last?
Answer: 7

Question: Which area gets the most rainfall, the east , or the north?
Answer: east

Question: Which part of Petén is warmer, the north or the south?
Answer: south

Question: How many degrees make up the difference between the annual mean temperature and the lowest temperature on record in Merida?
Answer: 21

Question: How many degrees make up the difference between the minimum and maximum temperatures in Petén?
Answer: 28

Question: Does the wet season last longer, or is it the dry season?
Answer: dry

Question: Which area of Mesoamerica receives the most rain?
Answer: Petén

Question: How many degrees higher is the temperature in Merida than the peninsulas lowest?
Answer: 21

Question: How many months does the rainy season last?
Answer: 3

Question: How many months does the dry season last?
Answer: 8

Question: Which happens first in the year, the dry season or the rainy?
Answer: dry

Question: Petan has the highest what
Answer: highest rainfall

Question: How many degrees C higher is the average temperature in July compared to January in the peninsula?
Answer: 5

Question: Which month is the temperature in the peninsula higher, January or July?
Answer: July

Question: Which season lasts longer in the peninsula, the rainy season or the dry season?
Answer: the dry season

Question: How many more months does the dry season last in the peninsula compared to the rainy season?
Answer: 4

Question: How many millimeters more of precipitation annually does central Petén get compared to northeast Petén?
Answer: 809