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Coastal British Columbia has a more temperate climate, with a mild and rainy, cloudy winter. On the east and west coasts, average high temperatures are generally in the low 20s °C, while between the coasts, the average summer high temperature ranges from 25 to 30 °C (77 to 86 °F), with temperatures in some interior locations occasionally ...
A Köppen–Geiger climate map showing temperate climates for 1991–2020 The different geographical zones of the world. The temperate zones, in the sense of geographical regions defined by latitude, span from either north or south of the subtropics (north or south of the orange dotted lines, at 35 degrees north or south) to the polar circles.
The Mixedwood Plains is the most populated ecozone in Canada, with about half of the country's total population. [3] Of the top 25 most populous cities in Canada, 13 are found in this ecozone, including the two largest, Toronto with 6.1 million inhabitants and Montreal with 4.2 million inhabitants, as well as the country's capital city, Ottawa.
The North Temperate Zone, between the Arctic Circle at 66°33′50.3″ N and the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26′09.7″ N, covers 25.99% of Earth's surface. The Torrid Zone, between the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26′09.7″ N and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26′09.7″ S, covers 39.78% of Earth's surface.
Continental climates are considered as temperate climate varieties due to their location in the temperate zones, [2] [3] but are classified separately from other temperate climates in the Köppen climate classification system where they are identified by their first letter, a capital D.
The climate of a temperate forest is highly variable depending on the location of the forest. For example, Los Angeles and Vancouver, Canada are both considered to be located in a temperate zone, however, Vancouver is located in a temperate rainforest, while Los Angeles is a relatively dry tropical climate. [3]
Nova Scotia lies in the mid-temperate zone, and although the province is almost surrounded by water, the climate is closer to continental climate rather than maritime climate. The temperature extremes of the continental climate are moderated by the ocean. Nova Scotia has frequent coastal fog and marked changeability of weather from day to day.
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. [1]