Climate Regions

Temperature
(Range)
Precipitati
on
(average
in inches)
Seasons Other
Characteristics
Location
Tropical
Wet
20-34 Celsius 100 in.
annually
Summer &
Rain
Always hot. Days
start being sunny,
afternoon
clouded up, rain
daily
Amazon River Basin,
eastern coast of Central
America, eastern coast of
Philippines, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Congo River
Basin, Southern coast of
India & Bangladesh, coast
of Madagascar
Tropical
Wet &
Dry
15-25 Celsius 46-47 in.
annually
summer &
winter
Temperatures are
cooler in dry
season & warmer
in west season.
Northern and eastern
India, central Myanmar,
the Indo-Chinese
Peninsula, northern
Australia, region around
the Congo River basin,
south-central Africa,
western Central America,
parts of Venezuela, and
parts of Brazil, southern
tip of Florida, and the
Caribbean Islands.
Semiarid Depends on
altitude, -15 to
35 Celsius
10-20 in.
annually
Depends on
altitude,
mostly
summer &
winter
Doesnt receive
much
precipitation, hot
summers, winters
mild to cold,
some produce
snow
Western US & Mexico,
Argentina, Eastern Brazil,
South Africa, Australia,
Southern part of Spain,
Middle east, Central Asia,
Western part of India
Desert 20-25,
extreme = 40-
45 C

15cm
annually
Summer &
winter
Dry, can be too
hot or too cold
Central Australia, US &
Mexico mountain ranges,
Central Asia, Middle East,
North Africa, Southwest
Africa, Some of the west
of South America
Mediterr
anean
Winter: -1-18C
Summer ave.:
above 10C
Warmest: 22C
20in
annually
Summer &
winter
Summer dry &
hot, winter cool &
rainy
Mediterranean Basin,
Southwest & south
Australia, Western Cape
of Africa, Central Chile,
California & northern
Baja California
Marine
West
Coast
Coldest: -1C
Warmest: 22C
30-98 in.
annually
Summer &
winter
Cloudy
foggy,damp
New Zealand, Southeast
Australia, Europe(above
Spain), Parts of South
Chile, Argentina,
Northwest coast of US &
Canada
Humid
Subtropic
al
7-27C 48in.
annually
Summer &
winter
Long summer
heat &humidity
West,North,East
Australia, Eastern China,
Southern Japan, West
India, Pakistan, Central
South Africa, Central
Africa, Eastern US, Parts
of northern Middle East,
Around Northern
Argentina
Humid
Continen
tal
-3-22C 2-50in.
annually
Warm and
humid
summer,
cool and
dry autumn (
fall), cold
and harsh
winter, and a
warm and
wet spring
Variety in
temperature &
precipitation
Northern
Japan,China,Korea,
Southern part of Russia,
Northern US & southern
Canada
Subarctic -40-29C 10-20in
annually
Long winter,
short
summer
Summers short
cool, Winters cold
Northern Russia &
Canada
Tundra -46-10C 5-15in.
annually
Harsh
winter, cool
summer
Very cold Northern Coastal Russia,
Canada, & Greenland
Ice Cap -68- -27 10in.
annually
Summer:
24hrs of light
Winter 24
hrs of
darkness
Super cold Inner Greenland &
Antartica
Highlands At base: 27C
Depends on
how high you
go.
Depends
on
elevation.
No seasons Varies on
elevaton
Plateau of Tibet,
Northern Borneo,
Northern Paupa Gueni,
US & Canada West
Mountains, Central
America, Western South
America, Around Serbia