CLIMATE AND CLIMATE ZONES

WHAT IS CLIMATE?An area’s long-term weather patternsMeasured by average temperature and precipitationWeather is the daily temperature and precipitation3 main types of climate zones

Polar ZoneTemperate ZoneTropical Zone

POLAR ZONE

Located between 60 degrees and the poles (north and south)Coldest average temperature of all climate zonesWinter average temperature: -17 degrees FSummer average temperature: 41 degrees F

TEMPERATE ZONE

•Located between 23.5 degrees and 60 degrees North and South•Mild seasonal changes•Winter average Temperature: 32 degrees F•Summer average Temperature: 82 degrees F

TROPICAL ZONE

•Located between the equator and 23.5 degrees North and SouthTropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

•Receives the most direct sunlight•Winter average temperature: 77 degrees F•Summer average temperature: 82 degrees F