climate types

tropical wet

hot/rainy all year, near equator, dense rainforests, very humid

tropical wet and dry

hot all year with wet+dry seasons, near tropical wet zones, savannas, seasonal rainfall

desert

very dry, very little rain, can be hot or cold, sparse vegetation

semiarid/steppe

hot dry summers, cooler winters, some rain, grasslands/shrublands

mediterranean

hot dry summers, mild wet winters, on western coasts

marine west coast

mild temps, wet all year, on west coasts in mid-latitudes, cloudy+damp

humid subtropical

hot humid summers, mild winters, on east coasts, prone to hurricanes

humid continental

four distinct seasons, on mid-latitude interiors

subarctic

short summers, long freezing winters, on high latitudes, coniferous forests

tundra

cold all year, short summer, permafrost, moss+lichens

icecap

freezing all year, no vegetation, thick ice

highland

climate varies with elevation, on mountains, can have multiple climate zones in one area