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Warm Temperate Climate

In some warm temperate areas, rain occurs in all seasons but summer is often the wettest time of the year when temperatures are warm to hot. Winters are mild with occasional cold spells. Much of eastern China and the southeastern states of the USA are in this category (C1).

Warm Temperate Climate

Around the Mediterranean and some parts of central Chile, California and Western Australia, between 30-40 degrees latitude, the winters are generally mild with depressions bringing some winter rain, and summers warm and hot with little or no rain (C2). There can be occasional thunder storms during the summer, but severe weather, including frost and snow, is rare except over mountains.

This type of climate is often ideal for tourism as generally there are sunny days throughout the year. These regions are very mild with comfortable temperatures and moderate rainfall and so are ideally suited to agriculture. Many fruits and vegetables grow well here, such as citrus fruits, melons, grapes and olives.

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