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The Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification: Csa ) is a particular variety of the subtropical climate found around the Mediterranean Sea, the largest area where this climate type is found, but it also prevails in much of California, in parts of Western and South Australia, in southwestern South Africa, in isolated regions of Central Asia, and in parts of central Chile.
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The Gulf Stream and its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, for example, warms the atmosphere of the British Isles and north-western Europe and influences weather and climate as far south as the northern Mediterranean.
Located on the west coast of Anatolia, the Aegean region has a fertile soil and a typically Mediterranean climate ; with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
The south and west coasts enjoy a typical Mediterranean climate, with mild rainy winters, and warm dry summers.
Western and southern Anatolia, which have a Mediterranean climate, contaions Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregions.
Bursa has a borderline Mediterranean / humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification: Csa / Cfa ).
The south part of Bosnia has Mediterranean climate and a great deal of agriculture.
The southern and western parts of the country have a Mediterranean climate while inland areas and areas with high elevation experience short, cool summers and long, severe winters.
Substantial summer rainfall prevents its climate from being classified as Mediterranean.
Bethlehem has a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and cold winters.
** dry summer, wet winter: Most regions of the earth receive most of their rainfall during the summer months ; Mediterranean climate regions receive their rainfall during the winter months.
Berkeley has a cool summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ), with dry summers and wet winters.
The summers are cooler than a typical Mediterranean climate thanks to upwelling ocean currents along the California coast.
The five primary classifications can be further divided into secondary classifications such as rain forest, monsoon, tropical savanna, humid subtropical, humid continental, oceanic climate, Mediterranean climate, steppe, subarctic climate, tundra, polar ice cap, and desert.
The Mediterranean climate regime resembles the climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, parts of western North America, parts of Western and South Australia, in southwestern South Africa and in parts of central Chile.
Casablanca has a very mild Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate ( mild, wet winters and hot dry summers ) and wildfire, featuring summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, as contrasted with the associated soft-leaved, drought deciduous, scrub community of Coastal sage scrub, found below the chaparral biome.
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Summers are generally hot and dry, lasting from December to late March, with February generally being the hottest month of the year, while winters are relatively cool and wet, making Perth a classic example of a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
Syracuse experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ) with mild, wet winters and warm to hot, dry summers.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Milan has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ); the Mediterranean Sea is too far to exert any influence, so Milan's climate is similar to much of northern Italy's inland plains, where sultry summers and cold, wet winters prevail.
Perpignan experiences a warm Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ), similar to much of southern France.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Reggio Calabria possess a typical Mediterranean climate.
Like most of the Willamette Valley area, Salem has a Marine West Coast climate ( Köppen Cfb ) with some distinct characteristics of the Mediterranean climate.
Like the rest of the Salish Sea and surrounding regions, the climate of the Strait is disputed, with the Köppen system classifying it as Mediterranean, but most regional climatologists preferring oceanic.
While the climate is mostly oceanic in nature, the dry summers result in the Mediterranean classification in the Köppen system.
Climatic setting of the city closely resembles warm humid subtropical climate ( Cfa according to Köppen climate classification ) with some Mediterranean influences.
Most of Portugal has a Mediterranean climate according to the Köppen climate classification: Csa in the lands south of Tagus River, inland Douro Valley in the North and Madeira Islands.
Tashkent has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen: Csa ) with long, hot and dry summers from May to September and short but cold winters from December to February.
Murcia has a hot subtropical semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSh ), with Mediterranean ( Csa ) influences.
Valparaíso has a very mild Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ) closely resembling that of San Francisco or Santa Barbara at a similar latitude in the northern hemisphere.
Montpellier has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa ), with mild, somewhat wet winters, and very warm, rather dry summers.
Under the Köppen climate classification, a cool summer version of the dry-summer subtropical ( Csb ) designation, typically referred to as " Mediterranean ", is assigned to many areas of the Pacific Northwest as far north as southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, including cities such as Victoria, British Columbia, Seattle, and Portland.
Tule fog in Stanislaus County in DecemberThe northern Central Valley has a hot Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ); the more southerly parts in rainshadow zones are dry enough to be Mediterranean steppe ( BShs, as around Fresno ) or even low-latitude desert ( BWh, as in areas around Bakersfield ).
Viterbo experiences a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
Payson has an atypical version of a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa ) with a dry period in early summer followed by heavy monsoonal thunderstorms and rain from frontal cloudbands in the cooler months.
Martinez has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa / b ).
The area is characterized by a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ) with cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.
Carson experiences a warm-summer Mediterranean Climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ), similar to that of the Los Angeles Basin with noticeably cooler temperatures during the summer due to the close proximity of the Pacific Ocean (~ 6-8 miles ).
Mediterranean and classification
* Mediterranean race, a racial classification
Between 335 BC – 322 BC, he provided the earliest taxonomic classification of fish, accurately describing 117 species of Mediterranean fish.
Claremont has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
El Monte has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
Tustin has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ).
Big Bear Lake's climate is Csb under the Köppen climate classification, often described as Warm Summer Mediterranean.
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