What Are the Major Climate Types

Tropical.Dry.Temperate.Continental.Polar.

What are the 6 types of climates?

There are six main climate regions: tropical rainy, dry, temperate marine, temperate continental, polar, and highlands. The tropics have two types of rainy climates: tropical wet and tropical wet-and- dry.

What are the 7 main climate types?

  • Tropical. Around the Equator we have tropical climates which are hot and humid, this is where you’ll find the world’s rainforests.
  • Arid. Then there are arid or dry climates – like you’d find in deserts.
  • Mediterranean. …
  • Temperate. …
  • Continental. …
  • Polar.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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