Northern Europe:
Cool to mild summers, freezing to cold winters.
[Subarctic Climate]
Eastern Europe:
Hot summers, cold winters
[Continental Climate]
Southern Europe:
Hot summers, mild winters
[Mediterranean Climate]
Warm summers, mild winters
[Oceanic Climate]
There are four main subregions in Europe: Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe. In the link below is a color coded map to visually define the regions. Follow this key: Dark Blue - Northern Europe Light Blue - Western Europe Green (all shades) - Southern Europe Salmonish (and pink, light pink, and purple) - Eastern Europe
Europe has four main climates: Oceanic climate, Mediterranean climate, continental climate, and subarctic climate.
Well there are only four main climate zones in Europe, so if they are not a part of the list, then they are not a main climate zone in Europe. The main climate zones are Mediterranean Climate, Continental Climate, Oceanic Climate, and Subarctic Climate. These climate zones may also be expressed as regions: Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and Northern Europe.
There are five distinct regions of Europe. These include central Europe, eastern Europe, northern Europe, southern Europe, and western Europe.
Europe
The regions have become more modernized.
Europe has four main climates, all specific to one region. Continental Climate: This climate is found in Eastern Europe and is defined as a high contrast between seasons. There are hot summers and cold winters. Maritime Climate: This mild climate is found in Western Europe and is a factor of the North Atlantic Drift. Summers are typically warm and winters are typically cool. There is also an absence of a dry season. Mediterranean Climate: This climate is found in Southern Europe, along the Mediterranean Sea and its outlets. Summers are warm to hot and winters are mild. Subarctic Climate: This freezing climate is found in Northern Europe. Being one of the coldest climates on the planet, it is defined as long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
Europe has four main climate types: 1. Maritime Climate: Basically a mild temperature year round. There are mild to warm summers and cool winters. There is also no such thing as a dry season. This climate is mainly in Western Europe. 2. Mediterranean Climate: Summers are warm to hot and winters are mild. Temperatures generally never fall below 13˚C during winter and rarely rise above 26.5˚C during summer. This climate is around the Mediterranean Sea. 3. Subarctic Climate: This is one of the coldest climates on the planet and is experienced in Northern Europe. Winters are long and frigid. Summers are short and cool or mild. 4. Continental Climate: There is a large contrast between seasons in continental climates. Winters are cold and summers are hot. This climate is experienced in Eastern Europe.
The climate of Europe is of a temperate, continental nature, with a maritime climate prevailing on the western coasts and a Mediterranean climate in the south. The climate is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which keeps mild air over the high latitude northwestern region over the winter months, especially in Ireland, the UK and coastal Norway. Whilst Western Europe has an oceanic climate, Eastern Europe has a drier, continental climate. Parts of the Central European plains have a hybrid oceanic/continental climate. Four seasons occur in Eastern Europe, while southern Europe experiences distinct wet season and dry seasons, with prevailing hot and dry conditions during the summer months.
Russia has three main climate zones: Continental climate, subarctic climate, and tundra climate. Europe has four main climate zones: Oceanic climate, Mediterranean climate, subarctic climate, and continental climate. Continental climate has a large contrast between seasons, winter being very cold while summer being very hot. This climate is found in Eastern Europe and basically all of European Russia minus the Arctic Coast. Subarctic climate is one of the coldest climates in the world. Winters are very cold and long while summers are short and either cool or mild. This climate is found in Northern Europe and all of Northern Russia. Tundra climate is the coldest climate in the world. Winter is basically all year long, as typically only one month has temperatures warm enough to melt snow. Tundra is also occupied with permafrost, which is basically a layer of thick ice growing beneath the ground, making it impossible for most plants to grow. Tundra is found along the Arctic Coast in Europe and Russia. Oceanic climate is a mild climate. Winter is cold to mild while summers are mild to warm. There is also an absence of a dry season. This climate is found in Western Europe. Mediterranean climate is a mild to warm climate. Winters are mild while summers are warm to hot. This climate is found along the Mediterranean Coast.
The altitude of a region determines its climate. Other things that determine the climate of a region include physical features such as mountains, closeness to a body of water or ocean and the amount of sunlight and heat of the area.
There are four major climate zones, each distinct to a specific region of Europe:Northern Europe - Subarctic climateEastern Europe - Continental climateSouthern Europe - Mediterranean climateWestern Europe - Oceanic climateSubarctic climate - Northern EuropeA subarctic climate is one of the coldest climates on the planet. It is found in Scandinavia and Northern-interior Russia. Its winters are long and freezing while its summers are short and cool.Continental climate - Eastern EuropeA continental climate has a large contrast between seasons, where winters are cold and summers are hot.Mediterranean climate - Southern EuropeA Mediterranean climate is found along the Mediterranean coast. Its temperatures are within a small range year round. Its winters are mild while its summers are warm to hot.Oceanic climate - Western EuropeAn oceanic climate has no dry season. Its winters are cool while its summers are mild to warm.