Climate Zones

Cool to cold climates found in mountains and on high plateaus. The climate changes as the altitude changes

very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow

climate zones influenced by oceans on the west side of continents, mild temperatures with foggy, cloudy, rainy winters

A climate that is hot all year around and has a wet and dry season

a climate generally located on the eastern side of a continent and characterized by hot humid summers and cool winters

Intermediate between wetter and drier conditions, characterized often by grasslands and great changes in precipitation

located in the middle latitudes, agriculturally productive, true four seasons

dry climate that receives less than 10 inches of rainfall per year, little to no vegetation

very cold all year with permanent ice and snow

a climate marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters

located on or near the equator, it is warm and there are high amounts of rain year round

climate with limited precipitation, cool summers, and very cold winters