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Is the desert biome cold and hot?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Some deserts are cold year around - Antarctic Desert, Patagonian Desert
Some deserts are hot in summer and cold in winter - Gobi Desert, Great Basin Desert
Some deserts are warm or hot most of the year - Sahara or Mojave Desert
Some deserts are cool all year - Namib Desert, Atacama Desert

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