CLIMATE REGIONS

Temperature
(Range)
Precipitation
(Average
inches)
Seasons Other
Characteristics
Location
Tropical West 22C-33C More than
80 inches.
Little
seasonal
change
The
days begin
sunny but by
afternoon have
clouded up,
and rain falls
almost daily.
Central and South
America as
well as Africa and
Southwest Asia.
Tropical Wet
& Dry
68F(Dry
season)-
77F(wet
season)
Dry season:
less than 4
inches.

Wet season:
25 inches.
Wet season
in summer
and a dry
season in
winter.
Rainfall is less
than in the
tropical wet
climate
subregion and
occurs mostly
in the wet
season.
Next to tropical wet
climates in Africa,
South and Central
America, and
parts of Asia.
Semiarid About 16
inches per
year.
Summers
are hot.
Winters are
mild
to cold, and
some
semiarid
locations can
produce
snow.
The region
contains some
of the most
productive
agricultural
lands in the
world.
The interior of
continents, or in a
zone around
deserts.
Desert 5C-11C Less than
ten inches of
rain per
year.
Summer
temperatures
are warm to
hot, and
winter
temperatures
range from
quite cool to
below
freezing.
Hot deserts,
like the Sahara
and the
Arabian
Desert,
regularly have
low humidity
and high
temperatures
during
the day. At
night,
temperatures
drop because
the dry air
cannot hold
heat well.
Mid-latitudes
mostly in the
Northern
Hemisphere, often
in the rain shadow
of nearby mountain
ranges.
Mediterranean Winter: 30F-
50F

Summer:
50F-72F
20 inches Its summers
are dry and
hot, and its
winters cool
and rainy.
This climate
region supports
a dense
population and
rich agricultural
activity.
Land around the
Mediterranean
Sea, west coast
of the United
States and parts of
Australia.
Marine West
Coast
30F-72F 64 inches Summer and
Winter. The
temperatures
dont have
major
differences
during
different
seasons.
Frequently
cloudy,
foggy, and
damp. The
winds over the
warm ocean
moderate the
temperatures
and keep them
relatively
constant.
Close to the
ocean, Parts of the
west coast of the
United States
and Canada and
most of Western
Europe experience
this climate.
Humid
Subtropical
45F-80F About 48
inches
Long periods
of summer
heat and
humidity,
Winters are
mild to cool,
depending
on latitude.
The climate
is very suitable
for raising
crops,
especially rice.
East coast of
continents
EX: The
southeastern part
of the United
States and large
areas of China
Humid
Continental
Below 0F-
more than
100F
About 35
inches
Four
seasons.
However, the
length of
each season
is
determined
by
the regions
latitude.
It has a humid
continental
climate.
Mid-latitude
interiors
of Northern
Hemisphere
continents
Subarctic -40F- 85F 15 inches Huge
temperature
variations
occur in this
subregion
between
summer and
winter.
Although the
summers are
short and
cool, the
winters are
always very
cold.
Evergreen
forests called
taiga cover the
lands in the
subarctic
subregion,
Temperatures
at freezing or
below freezing
last five to
eight months of
the year.
Interior of high
latitude continents
usually between 50
and 70N degrees
latitude, Northern
Hemisphere.
Tundra -50F 50F Less than 15
inches per
year.
Harsh winter
and a cool
summer.
The land has
permafrost
that is, the
subsoil is
constantly
frozen.
Around the Arctic
Ocean, Northern
Hemisphere
Ice Cap -90F to -16F 10 inches
of
precipitation
a year.
Extreme
seasons, 2
seasons. The
seasons are
determined
by the
amount of
light.
Snow, ice, and
permanently
freezing
temperatures
characterize
the region,
which is so
cold that it
rarely snows.
Areas in or near the
polar regions, such
as Antarctica and
Greenland, as well
as the highest
mountaintops.
Highlands Depend on
elevation.
Below 0F-
more than
80F
Depend on
elevation you
want to
measure
No seasons The highlands
climate varies
with latitude,
elevation,
other
topography,
and continental
location.
M5ountainous
region or elevated
mountainous
plateau