type C climate

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The Köppen climate classification system categorizes Earth's climates into five main types, represented by the letters A, B, C, D, and E. Type C climates, specifically, are defined by temperature criteria, indicating they are mid-latitude climates. These climates have a warm summer (average temperature of the warmest month is 10°C or higher) and a mild winter (average temperature of the coldest month is between -3°C and 18°C).12

Type C climates are further divided based on precipitation patterns:
* Cfa: Humid subtropical climates with no dry season and warm summers.3
* Cwa: Humid subtropical climates with a dry winter and warm summers.3
* Csa: Mediterranean climates with dry summers and mild, wet winters.4
* Csb: Mediterranean climates with cool, dry summers and mild, wet winters.4
* Cfb: Marine west coast climates with no distinct dry season and mild summers.1
* Cfc: Marine west coast climates with no distinct dry season and cool summers.1

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Köppen climate classification
Type C and D climates
Through a major portion of the middle and high latitudes (mostly from 25° to 70° N and S) lies a group of climates classified within the Köppen scheme as C and D types. Most of these regions lie beneath the upper-level,…
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Through a major portion of the middle and high latitudes (mostly from 25° to 70° N and S) lies a group of climates classified within the Köppen scheme as C and D types. Most of these regions lie beneath the upper-level,…
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climate classification
Empirical classifications
The midlatitude C and D climates are given a second letter, f (no dry season) or w (winter dry) or s (summer dry), and a third symbol—a, b, c, or d (the last subclass exists only for D climates)—indicating the warmth of the summer or the coldness…
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The midlatitude C and D climates are given a second letter, f (no dry season) or w (winter dry) or s (summer dry), and a third symbol—a, b, c, or d (the last subclass exists only for D climates)—indicating the warmth of the summer or the coldness…
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Africa
Climatic regions
The warm temperate upland climatic region is found on the Highveld of Southern Africa. Its rainfall regime is similar to that of the tropical wet-and-dry climate, but temperatures are greatly modified by the altitude; frost, for example, occasionally occurs in Lesotho. Toward the coast the climate shows…
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The warm temperate upland climatic region is found on the Highveld of Southern Africa. Its rainfall regime is similar to that of the tropical wet-and-dry climate, but temperatures are greatly modified by the altitude; frost, for example, occasionally occurs in Lesotho. Toward the coast the climate shows…
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