page_title: Temperate climate
section_title: Humid Subtropical (Cfa) and Monsoon Subtropical (Cwa)
hierarchical_section_title: Temperate climate / Zones and climates / Subtropics / Humid Subtropical (Cfa) and Monsoon Subtropical (Cwa)
caption_attribution_description: English: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. Humid subtropical climates (Cfa, Cwa)
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  In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. In most climate classifications, temperate climates refer to the climate zone between 35 and 50 north and south latitudes.
  These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout the year and more distinct seasonal changes compared to tropical climates, where such variations are often small. They typically feature four distinct seasons, Summer the warmest, Autumn the transitioning season to Winter, the colder season, and Spring the transitioning season from winter back into summer. In the northern hemisphere, the year starts with winter, transitions in the first half year through spring into summer, which is in mid-year, then at the second half year through autumn into winter at year-end. In the southern hemisphere, the seasons are swapped, with summer between years and winter in mid-year.
  The temperate zones are where the widest seasonal changes occur, with most climates found in it having some influence from both the tropics and the poles.
context_section_description: Humid Subtropical climates generally have long, hot and humid summers with convective showers in summer and a peak seasonal rainfall in the hottest months. Winters are normally mild in the humid subtropics, and warm ocean currents normally are found in coastal areas with humid subtropical climates. This type of climate is normally located along leeward lower east coast continents such as in southeast and central Argentina, Uruguay and south of Brazil, the southeast portions of East Asia, the southern United States, South Africa, and eastern Australia. In some areas with a humid subtropical climate (most notably southeast China and North India), there is an even sharper wet-dry season, called subtropical monsoon or Cwa. In these regions, winters are quite dry and summers have very heavy rainfall. Some Cwa areas in southern China reported more than 80% of annual precipitation in the 5 warmest months (Southwest Monsoon).
caption: Regions where the Humid (Cfa) and Dry-Winter Subtropical (Cwa) climates are found.
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