Editing Subtropics (section)

==Varieties==

===Humid subtropical climate===
[[File:Fog in Tây Bắc.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Scene showing fog over a river with people walking on a pathway beside it | [[Fog|Natural fog]] in [[Northwest (Vietnam)|Northwest Vietnam]]]]
[[File:Wetland Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hong Kong Wetland Park|Wetland Park]] in [[Hong Kong]]]]
{{Main|Humid subtropical climate}}
The humid subtropical climate is a subtropical climate type characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. This climate can be found in northern [[Middle East]], northern [[South Asia]], [[Northern Vietnam]], eastern [[Australia]], southern and southeastern [[China]], southern [[Japan]], the deep [[southeastern United States]], southeastern [[South America]], southeastern [[Southern Africa]], northcentral [[Southern Europe]], and southern and southwestern [[Eastern Europe]]. {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

In most humid subtropical climates, summer is the wettest season. In summer, the subtropical high pressure cells provide a sultry southernly flow of tropical air with high dew points, and frequent (but brief) convective showers are common. With decreasing latitude most humid subtropical climates typically have drier winters and wetter summers, however some sectors with this climate see a more even rhythm of seasonal rainfall.  Tropical lows and weakening tropical storms often contribute to seasonal rainfall in most humid subtropical climates. In the cool season (winter) the subtropical highs retreat, and the humid subtropics are more influenced by the westerlies and the fronts and storms that move with them.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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| [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]
|14.4|19.4|22.5
|15.8|20.4|24.6
|18.4|23.2|47.0
|21.9|27.7|91.8
|24.8|31.9|185.4
|26.4|33.4|253.3
|26.5|33.4|280.1
|26.1|32.6|309.4
|25.2|31.5|228.3
|22.8|29.2|140.7
|19.3|25.7|66.7
|15.8|22.0|20.2
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|source = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibst.vn/DATA/nhyen/QCVN%2002-2009%20BXD%20So%20lieu%20tu%20nhien.pdf |title=Vietnam Building Code: Natural Physical & Climatic Data for Construction |publisher=ibst.vn |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722172120/http://ibst.vn/DATA/nhyen/QCVN%2002-2009%20BXD%20So%20lieu%20tu%20nhien.pdf |access-date=2022-05-25|archive-date=22 July 2018 }}</ref>
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| [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| 18.7 | 27.4 | 239
| 18.8 | 28.0 | 217
| 18.2 | 27.2 | 160
| 16.3 | 25.1 |  76
| 13.8 | 23.0 |  74
| 12.4 | 21.8 |  56
| 11.7 | 21.8 |  44
| 12.8 | 23.3 |  39
| 13.9 | 23.9 |  81
| 15.3 | 24.8 | 124
| 16.6 | 25.9 | 146
| 17.7 | 26.3 | 201
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|[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|6.7|20.8|18.9
|9.1|23.9|16.6
|14.1|30.0|10.8
|20.5|36.9|30.4
|25.1|40.5|29.0
|27.6|39.8|54.3
|26.4|35.4|216.8
|25.6|33.7|247.6
|23.8|34.2|133.8
|18.8|33.3|15.4
|12.8|28.3|6.6
|7.8|22.7|15.2
|source=[http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/mean/Delhi%230Palam.htm IMD] {{dead link|date=March 2020}}
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===Subtropical highland climate===

The [[Oceanic climate#Subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|Subtropical highland climate]] is a climate variant often grouped together with oceanic climates found in some mountainous areas of either the subtropics or tropics. It has characteristically mild temperatures year-round, featuring the four seasons in the subtropics and no marked seasons in the tropics, the latter usually remaining mild to cool through most of the year. Subtropical highland climates under the Cfb classification usually have rainfall spread relatively evenly in all months of the year similar to most oceanic climates<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Ansar |last2=Niyogi |first2=Dev |last3=Fiorito |first3=Francesco |last4=Akbari |first4=Hashem |last5=Mithun |first5=Sk |title=Global Urban Heat Island Mitigation |date=15 June 2022 |publisher=Elsevier Science |isbn=9780323897945 |page=253 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P7JYEAAAQBAJ&dq=Subtropical+highland+climate+with+uniform+rainfall(Cfb)&pg=PA253 |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref> while climates under the Cwb classification have significant monsoon influence, usually having dry winters and wet summers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mindat.org |url=https://www.mindat.org/climate-Cwb.html |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=www.mindat.org}}</ref>

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|[[Mexico City]]
|5.8|21.2|11.0
|7.1|22.9|4.3
|9.2|25.7|10.1
|10.8|26.6|25.9
|11.7|26.5|56.0
|12.2|24.6|134.8
|11.5|23.0|175.1
|11.6|23.3|169.2
|11.5|22.3|144.8
|9.8|22.2|66.9
|7.9|21.8|12.1
|6.6|20.8|6.0
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|[[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]]
|  8.9 | 23.1 |  16.8
| 9.3 | 24.2 |  36
| 10.5 | 24.6 |  68.2
| 12.3 | 24.9 |  88.8
| 12.5 | 24.8 |  76
| 12.3 | 23.3 | 123.5
| 12.1 | 20.7 | 259.4
| 11.9 | 20.2 | 278
| 11.5 | 21.5 | 174.1
|  9.9 | 22.8 |  41.1
|  8.2 | 22.6 |   8.3
|  7.5 | 22.3 |  10.3
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===Mediterranean climate===
[[File:Fynbos, Lion's Head and trees from Table Mountain trail.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fynbos]] in South Africa]]
{{Main|Mediterranean climate}}
The Mediterranean climate regime resembles the climate of the lands in the [[Mediterranean Basin]], parts of lower West Coast of the United States, parts of [[Western Australia|Western]] and [[South Australia]], in southwestern [[South Africa]] and in parts of central [[Chile]]. The climate is characterized by hot dry summers and cooler winters with rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Ritter |url=http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/mediterranean.html |title=Mediterranean or Dry Summer Subtropical Climate |access-date=17 July 2009 |date=24 December 2008 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805040919/http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/mediterranean.html |archive-date=5 August 2009 }}</ref> In Europe, the northernmost mediterranean climates are found along the [[Italian Riviera]], at 44° latitude. Parts of southwestern Australia around Perth have a Mediterranean climate as do areas around coastal South Africa.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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| [[Los Angeles]]
|  9.6 | 20.9| 79.2
| 9.9 | 21.2 | 96.5
| 11.7 | 23.2 | 61.7
| 13.1 | 25.6 | 23.1
| 14.7 | 26.6 |  6.6
| 16.7 | 28.3 |  2.3
| 18.6 | 30.6 |  0.3
| 19.1 | 32.1 |  1
| 18.7 | 31.4 |  6.1
| 16.8 | 27.8 |  16.8
| 12.1 | 23.7 | 26.4
|  9.6 | 20.8 | 59.2
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| [[Porto]]
| 5.2 |13.8 |157.6
| 5.9 |15.0 |139.7
| 7.8 |17.4 |89.9
| 9.1 |18.1 |115.6
|11.6 |20.1 |97.6
|14.5 |23.5 |46
|15.9 |25.3 |18.3
|15.9 |25.7 |26.7
|14.7 |24.1 |71
|12.2 |20.7 |138
| 8.9 |17.1 |158.4
| 6.9 |14.4 |194.7
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| source = [[Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera|Instituto de Meteorologia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meteo.pt/pt/oclima/normais/index.html?page=normais_pto.xml|title=Monthly Averages for Porto, Portugal|publisher=Instituto de Meteorologia|access-date=2 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226203513/http://www.meteo.pt/pt/oclima/normais/index.html?page=normais_pto.xml|archive-date=26 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

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| [[Cape Town]]
| 15.7 | 26.1 | 15
| 15.6 | 26.5 | 17
| 14.2 | 25.4 | 20
| 11.9 | 23.0 | 41
|  9.4 | 20.3 | 69
|  7.8 | 18.1 | 93
|  7.0 | 17.5 | 82
|  7.5 | 17.8 | 77
|  8.7 | 19.2 | 40
| 10.6 | 21.3 | 30
| 13.2 | 23.5 | 14
| 14.9 | 24.9 | 17
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|source= [http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/africa/sa_zi/cape_town_e.htm HKO]
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===Semi-desert/desert climate===
[[File:Acacia Negev.JPG|thumb|right|Acacia in [[HaMakhtesh HaGadol]], [[Negev Desert]]]]
{{main|Desert climate|Semi-arid climate}}

According to [[Wladimir Köppen|Köppen]], arid subtropical climates are characterized by an annual average temperature above {{convert|18|°C|1}}, the absence of regular rainfall, and high humidity.<ref name="britannica.com"/>
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| [[Alicante]]
|  6.2 | 16.8 | 22
|  7.0 | 17.8 | 26
|  8.2 | 19.2 | 26
| 10.1 | 20.9 | 30
| 13.3 | 23.6 | 33
| 17.1 | 27.2 | 17
| 19.7 | 30.1 | 6
| 20.4 | 30.4 | 8
| 17.8 | 28.4 | 47
| 13.7 | 24.4 | 52
| 10.0 | 20.5 | 42
|  7.3 | 17.6 | 26
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| [[Cairo]]
|  9.0 | 18.9 | 5.0
|  9.7 | 20.4 | 3.8
| 11.6 | 23.5 | 3.8
| 14.6 | 28.3 | 1.1
| 17.7 | 32.0 |  .5
| 20.1 | 33.9 |  .1
| 22.0 | 34.7 |   0
| 22.1 | 34.2 |   0
| 20.5 | 32.6 |   0
| 17.4 | 29.2 |  .7
| 14.1 | 24.8 | 3.8
| 10.4 | 20.3 | 5.9
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| [[Lima]]
| 19.1 | 25.8 |  0.9
| 19.4 | 26.5 |  0.3
| 19.2 | 26.0 |  4.9
| 17.6 | 24.3 |  0.0
| 16.1 | 21.7 |  0.1
| 15.3 | 19.7 |  0.3
| 15.0 | 18.7 |  0.3
| 14.6 | 18.4 |  0.3
| 14.6 | 18.7 |  5.4
| 15.2 | 19.9 |  0.2
| 16.4 | 21.9 |  0.0
| 17.7 | 23.9 |  0.3
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