Climate Zones

*very cold winters, cold summers
*little rain or snow
*high latitude

• arid

• tundra

• subarctic

• semiarid

*cold winters, cool summers
*snowy winters, rainy summers
*high latitude

• subarctic

• marine west coast

• humid subtropical

• tundra

*warm summers, cool winters
*rainfall all year
*mid latitude

• humid continental

• Mediterranean

• marine west coast

• humid subropical

*warm summers, cool winters
*rainy summers, snowy winters
*mid latitudes

• Mediterranean

• marine west coast

• subarctic

• humid continental

*hot summers, mild winters
*rainy summers, some rain in winter
*mid latitudes

• humid subtropical

• humid continental

• Mediterranean

• semiarid

*warm all year

*dry summers; short, rainy winters

*mid latitudes

• arid

• Mediterranean

• marine west coast

• semiarid

*hot all year
*dry with very little rain
*mid latitudes

• semiarid

• tropical wet

• tundra

• arid

*hot summers, cool winters

*dry summers and winters
*mid latitudes

• arid

• tropical wet & dry

• semi-arid

• tropical wet

*hot all year

*rainy season and dry season
*low latitudes

• tropical wet

• Mediterranean

• tropical wet & dry

• arid

*hot all year

*rainy all year
*low latitudes

• tropical wet

• arid

• tropical wet & dry

• marine west coast