What's the climate like in Alaska?

Alaska has a diverse climate, as follows:

1. Coastal areas: the southern coast, southeast, gulf of alaska Island and Aleutian Islands have a temperate maritime climate, with an average temperature of 4 ~ 16℃ in summer, 4 ~-7℃ in winter and an annual precipitation of 1525 ~ 4065 mm.

2. Inland area: Inland basin belongs to sub-temperate zone, which is drier and slightly colder than coastal area. The average temperature is 7 ~ 24℃ in summer and -7 ~-23℃ in winter. The average annual precipitation in Anchorage is 635mm.

3. Bering Sea Coastal Area: The Bering Sea and the coastal area of the island belong to the Arctic maritime climate, with the temperature of 4 ~ 16℃ in summer and -7 ~-23℃ in winter.

4. Central region: The central plateau has a continental climate, with a summer temperature of 7 ~ 24℃, a winter temperature of -23 ~-34℃ and an annual precipitation of 255 ~ 5 10 mm. ..

6. Polar region: The polar plain has a polar climate, with the temperature of 2 ~ 13℃ in summer and -2 1 ~-29℃ in winter, but the temperature can rise to 32℃ under 24-hour continuous sunshine in summer.

Extended Data Alaska is located in the northwest corner of North America, bordering the Bering Sea, Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea in the west, the Pacific Ocean and gulf of alaska in the south, the Canadian Yukon and British Columbia in the east, and the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean in the north.

Alaska borders the Yukon Territory of Canada in the east, and the narrow strip extending to the southeast includes the mainland coast and the Alexandria Islands, and is adjacent to the Yukon Territory of Canada and British Columbia. Alaska faces Russia across the Bering Strait to the west, only 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the nearest place.

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