Climate Zones

Dry, sunny, warm summers; mild wet winters; rain avg 15-20" per year

Extreme temps; long, cold, winters & short warm summers

Warm w/ high amounts of rain year-round; monsoons can create extreme wet seasons.

Mainly center on 30° latitude; or middle of continents, west coast, & rain shadows-

Humid w/ hot summers and mild winters; rain year-round; in paths of hurricanes and typhoons

4 distinct seasons; long, cold winters, & short warm summers; avg. precipitation varies

Wide range of temps and precipitation amounts, depends on elevation and location