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 (The “w” in “Dw” stands for “winter”).^{[1][failed verification]}

Caducifolio forest, Songhua Lake, Manchuria.

Manchurian or monsoon continental climate in the world.

Sub-types

There are four subtypes of the monsoon continental climate, determined by the third letter (Dwx)^[2]

• Hot-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwa): Mean temperature is below 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month. Mean temperature is above 22 °C (72 °F). Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula. (Examples: Beijing, Harbin, Shenyang, Pyongyang, Seoul, North Platte)
• Warm-summer monsoonal continental climate (Dwb): Mean temperature is below 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below 22 °C (72 °F) in the hottest month, but at least 4 months are above 10 °C (50 °F). 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. (Examples: Heihe, Yanji, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Calgary, Thief River Falls)
• Subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwc): Mean temperature is below 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below 22 °C (72 °F) in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above 10 °C (50 °F). Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in parts of Canada, Mongolia, and Russia. (Examples: Mohe, Tsetserleg, Delta Junction)
• Severe-winter subarctic monsoonal climate (Dwd): Mean temperature is below −38 °C (−36 °F) in the coldest month. Mean temperature is below 22 °C (72 °F) in the hottest month, but between 1 and 3 months are above 10 °C (50 °F). Winter is very dry compared to summer. This climate is located in a small zone of Siberia. (Examples: Allakh-Yun, Delyankir)

See also

• Continental climate
• Humid continental climate
• Continental mediterranean climate
• Köppen climate classification