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Major Climate Classifications (Köppen System in the U.S.) The U.S. spans six of the world’s major climate types:

Climate Type

Regions in the U.S.

Tropical (A)

Southern Florida, Hawaii, U.S.

 

territories (Puerto Rico, Guam)

Dry (B)

Southwest deserts (Arizona,

 

Nevada, New Mexico, parts of

 

California & Texas)

Temperate / Humid

Southeast and Gulf Coast

Subtropical (Cfa/Cwa)

(Texas to Virginia, including

 

Atlanta, Nashville)

Humid Continental (Dfa/Dfb)

Midwest, Great Lakes,

 

Northeast, interior Northeast

 

(e.g., Chicago, Minneapolis,

 

Boston)

Subarctic / Polar (Dfc, ET)

Alaska (interior and northern

 

regions)

Mediterranean (Csa/Csb)

Coastal California (e.g., Los

 

Angeles, San Francisco)