the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

The marine west coast region includes the Pacific Northwest. This area has mild temperatures and is cloudy and rainy year-round

The Mediterranean climate is found only near a large body of water. California, which borders the Pacific Ocean, has a Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry, and winters are rainy and cool.

A humid continental climate is found in the northeastern United States, in places such as Connecticut and New York. Humid continental areas have variable, or changing, weather.

Humid subtropical areas are found in the southeastern United States, in places such as Florida and South Carolina. Summers are uncomfortably hot and humid, even during the evening.

The Rocky Mountains stretch from Canada to the southwestern United States and help create a highland climate in which the temperature varies with altitude.

Hot desert areas in the Southwest have an arid climate, as do the patches of cold desert that can be found in the western United States.

United States that has dry, hot summers and cool winters? If so, you live in a semiarid region. Semiarid regions in the United States include the states of Nebraska, Oklahoma, and parts of Montana and Colorado.