The subtrops on the world map
The subtropical climate (also called semi-tropical) is the climate that lies directly north and south of the tropical climate zone. These areas are called the subtropes. The subtropes are approximately between 23.5 and 40 ° north latitude and 23.5 to 40 ° south latitude. Subtropical areas have a typical tropical summer, but a non-tropical winter.
The subtropes can be further subdivided into dry, winter, summer, and subtropes. Classifications
The subtropical climate usually does not occur as a separate climate in the more modern climate classifications and can thus be considered as a traditional climate zone.
In the most widely used classification; that of Köppen, the term is no longer used and the subtropical climates here are part of the temperate climate. The average temperature of the warmest month is above 22 ° C, while the average temperature is between -3 ° C and 18 ° C in the coldest month. There are wet summers and dry winters or vice versa. This is true of the warm Mediterranean climate (Csa climate), the hot china climate (Cwa climate) and the warm sea climate (Cfa climate).
However, climate scientist John Griffiths uses the definition that locations with an average temperature in the coldest month between 6 ° C and 18 ° C are subtropical. Glenn Trewartha uses the definition that a climate is subtropical if there is an average temperature of at least 10 ° C for eight or more months of the year, while at least one month has a temperature below 18 ° C.
The exact conditions are very variable within the subtropical climate zones. It is one of the largest climate zones on earth. For example, the amount of precipitation may vary from very humid to excessively dry. Some of the great deserts on earth are in the subtropical zone. Summer can be hot, or just hot. Some subtropical areas are plagued by cyclones, which occur in the tropics in summer and fall where there is a lot of rain.
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