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The climate of the mid Atlantic states is generally colder than Florida. Due to its higher latitude, the mid Atlantic states experience colder winters with snowfall, while Florida's climate is more tropical and typically warmer year-round.
Missouri is bordered by more states than any other U.S. state (eight, to be exact): Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
On average, Canada is considerably colder than the US, although there are wide regional variations. Alaska and parts of the northeastern US are significantly colder than some southern parts of Canada. But Canada has a colder climate than the United States.
The northeastern US generally has a colder climate compared to the southeastern US due to its proximity to the Arctic region, which brings colder air masses. States in the northeast like Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire experience colder winters with more snowfall than states in the southeast like Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
In most regions, February is typically colder than January.
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Tennessee borders more states than Georgia. Tennessee borders the eight states Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. Georgia borders the five states Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia also border Tennessee.