temperate climate
Moderate weather zone
A temperate climate falls between tropical and polar extremes—neither consistently hot nor consistently cold.
Temperate regions experience distinct seasons with moderate temperatures and rainfall.
The Pacific Northwest has a temperate climate with mild, wet winters.
The term appears in geography, ecology, and casual conversation about weather patterns.
- deciduous forestsWoods with seasonal leaf loss
- autumn leavesDeciduous trees' seasonal shedding
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- East AsiaChina-Japan-Korea region
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
biodiversity · humidity levels · deforestation · maple · oak trees · seasonal festivals · coniferous forests · North America · New Zealand · Patagonia · migratory birds · spring bloom · apple orchards · eco-tourism · rainfall · fertile · wine country · broadleaf
- Highveldveld, grassland, Free State, Johannesburg, Pretoria
- climateweather, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gases
- Australian Weatherheatwave, bushfire, cyclone, dust storm, drought
- climate termspolar vortex, jet stream, El Nino, La Nina, monsoon
- Korean NatureKorean Peninsula, DMZ, Taebaek Mountains, Yellow Sea, pine forests
- temperate zonesmidlatitudes, mild weather, moderate temperatures, seasonal changes, moderate rainfall
temperate climatetropical climate
Warm, rainy year-round conditions
polar climate · extreme climate · tropical zone · harsh climate · hot climate
climate, temperature, temperate, tempered, temperance, tempering, intemperate, climatic, intemperance