What is the climate in North America?

North America is located in all climatic zones except the equatorial one. Because of this, almost all natural zones of the Earth were formed on the mainland.
Arctic climatic zone – the islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Greenland. Temperature: in winter from -32 ° C to -40 ° C and below, in summer slightly above 0 ° C. Precipitation: less than 250-100 mm per year.
Subarctic climatic zone – northern Canada and Alaska. Temperature: in winter from -24 to -40 ° C, in summer from 0 to +16 ° C. Precipitation: from 500 to 100 mm per year.
Temperate zone – the north of the United States of America, the south of Canada. The temperate zone is divided into three sectors: western, central and eastern.
West. Temperature: in winter from 0 to -16 ° C, in summer from +8 to +16 ° C. Precipitation: from 2000 to 3000 mm per year.
Central. Temperature: in winter from -8 to -32 ° C, in summer from +16 to +24 ° C. Precipitation: from 250 to 500 mm per year.
Oriental. Temperature: in winter from 0 to -16 ° C, in summer from +16 to +24 ° C. Precipitation: from 500 to 2000 mm per year.
Subtropical climatic zone – northern Mexico, southern USA. The belt is divided into three sectors.
West. Temperature: in winter from +8 to 0 ° C, in summer from +16 to +24 ° C. Precipitation is from 500 to 2000 mm per year.
Central or continental. Temperature: in winter from +8 to −8 ° С, in summer from +32 to +16 ° С. Precipitation is from 100 to 500 mm per year.
Oriental. Temperature: in winter from 0 to + 24 ° C, in summer +32 ° C and above. Precipitation is more than 1000-2000 mm.
Tropical climate – most of Central America. Temperature: in winter from +8 to + 24 ° C, in summer from +16 to +32 ° C. Precipitation: up to 2000 mm per year from the west of the Cordillera, from 500 to 250 mm or less from the east of the Cordillera.
Subequatorial belt – south of the continent, Isthmus of Panama. Temperature: both in winter and in summer above +20 ° C. Precipitation: 2000-3000 mm per year and more.



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