Monsoon continental climate
The Monsoon continental climate, also known as Manchurian climate, is a continental climate sub-type. It is a monsoon climate with a large thermal range. It is located mainly in East Asia, Korea and Manchuria. Its dry season happens during the winter.
Sub-types
There are four subtypes of the monsoon continental climate, determined by the third letter- Hot-summer monsoonal continental climate : Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is above. Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula.
- Warm-summer monsoonal continental climate : Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but at least 4 months are above. Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China, far southeastern Siberia, other parts of the Korean Peninsula, a very small part of Alberta, and North Dakota.
- Subarctic monsoonal climate : Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above. Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in parts of Canada, Mongolia, and Russia.
- Severe-winter subarctic monsoonal climate : Mean temperature is below in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above. Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in a small zone of Siberia.