Climate Map Of North America
Although north america has considerable climatic variety five principal climatic regions can be identified.
Climate map of north america. Complete easy read map of climate and vegetation of continent mainland of south america climate and vegetation south america extends from the steamy hot tropical regions in the north to the cold windswept island of tierra del fuego in the far south. The climate is cold and temperate. There is significant rainfall throughout the year in edmonton. The northern two thirds of canada and alaska as well as all of greenland have subarctic and arctic climates in which long dark bitterly cold winters alternate with brief mild summers.
South america climate varies widely due to the sheer size of the continent its geographical location winds and ocean currents south america s climate is dominated by relatively warm regions yet the continent can generally be grouped into 4 zones tropical cold dry and temperate. A new interactive map lets you peer 60 years into the future of cities in north america and no matter where you look the outlook is worrying. Map with links to climate information for countries in north america. Even the driest month still has a lot of rainfall.
Temperatures climb precipitation shifts and the. Greenland along with the canadian shield is tundra with average temperatures ranging from 10 to 20 c 50 to 68 f but central greenland is composed of a very large ice sheet. As the land moves north and south of the equator the. The rainfall here is around 459 mm 18 1 inch per year.
In many locations featuring a hot desert climate maximum temperatures of over 40 c 104 f are not uncommon in summer and can soar to over 45 c 113 f in the hottest regions. The average temperature in edmonton is 2 8 c 37 0 f. A climate change map application that visualizes the effects of climate change on north american cities by mapping out the locations with current climates that represent the climate expected to be present in a specific city by 2080 has been developed by researchers at the university of maryland center for environmental science md usa. View by region united states alaska great plains hawaii mid atlantic midwest northeast rocky mountains south southwest west.
North america is a very large continent which surpasses the arctic circle and the tropic of cancer. North america map of köppen climate classification. According to köppen and geiger this climate is classified as dfb. Has a cold semi arid climate in the interior upper western states idaho to dakotas to warm to hot desert and semi arid climates in the southwestern u s.
Along the equator running from the pacific ocean eastward to the atlantic ocean is a wide climate zone of the continent that is tropical humid and wet. North america cities in this class. East of the 100th meridian the climate is humid continental in northern areas locations roughly above 40 north latitude northern plains midwest great lakes new england transitioning into a humid temperate climate from the southern plains and lower midwest east to the middle atlantic. Most of the region which receives relatively little precipitation is covered with snow and ice during much of the year.