What are the climate characteristics of the United States?

The climate characteristics of the United States are:

1. The climate in most parts of the United States belongs to temperate and subtropical climate, with moderate temperature and abundant precipitation. Because of its vast territory and diverse terrain, climate change is more complicated. The southern tip of the Florida Peninsula is tropical. Alaska is located between 60 and 70 degrees north latitude and belongs to the cold climate zone in the Arctic Circle. Hawaii is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a tropical climate.

2. The Atlantic coast in the northeast of the United States and the Great Lakes in the north belong to temperate continental climate, which is not very hot in summer and cold in winter. In the northeastern coastal city of new york, the average maximum temperature in July is about 28℃, and the average minimum temperature in June is about -4℃ at 5438+ 10. Chicago is located along the Great Lakes. The average maximum temperature in July is about 29℃, and the average minimum temperature in June is about-10℃.

3. The coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico in the south and the Atlantic coast in the southeast of the United States belong to subtropical climate, with hot summer, warm winter and sufficient precipitation all year round. Houston, a city along the Gulf of Mexico, has an average maximum temperature of about 34℃ in July and an average minimum temperature of about 4.5℃ in June of 5438+ 10.

4. 1/3 Alaska is located in the Arctic Circle, with a continental climate of sub-frigid zone, low temperature and little rainfall. The highest average temperature in July is about 18℃, and the lowest average temperature in June is about-13℃. The Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean have a tropical maritime climate with abundant rainfall.

Generally speaking, the western Pacific coast of the United States is not too hot in summer, with the least precipitation and mild winter, which is the period with the most precipitation in the whole year. Specifically, the farther south the western coastal areas are, the less rainfall and the warmer the winter.