Temperate zone

Characteristics

• Area
  • Between the cold zone and the subtropical zone (40° to 60°)
• Sun path
  • Maximum 73°, minimum 0° (at Arctic Circle)
• Average temperature
  • Between 0 and 20°C
• Minimal temperature
  • -40°C
• Maximal temperature
  • +40°C
• Radiation
  • The balance is negative
• Daylength
  • 4 to 16 hours
    8 to 12 hours at 50°N
• Precipitation
  • From 300 to 2000 mm, average 800 mm
• Climate
  • Warm and cold temperate
• Vegetation
  • Deciduous forests, warm temperate forests, savannah
• Properties
  • Extreme temperature and precipitation is rare

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