What is Mediterranean climate?
[[File:Medclim.png|320 px|thumb]] A ''' Mediterranean climate''' is a [[climate]] that has dry and mild to hot summers and mild to cool winters with moderate or high rainfall. It occurs in much of the land near the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. Outside the Mediterranean, the climate can be found only in rather small areas: in many places that have [[latitude]]s between roughly 30° to 45° north and south of the [[equator]]. In the [[Köppen climate classification]], it is split between hot-summer Mediterranean (''Csa''), warm-summer Mediterranean (''Csb'') and cool-summer Mediterranean (''Csc''). Examples of ''Csa'' are [[Rome]], [[Lisbon]] and [[Adelaide]]. Examples of ''Csb'' are [[Porto]], [[Cape Town]] and [[San Francisco]]. ''Csc'' occurs only at very high [[altitude]]s and very high latitudes. == Location == [[File:Fitzgerald River National Park DSC04436.JPG|thumb|285px|The Fitzgerald River National Park, in [[Western Australia]], with the dense scrub vegetation and [[biodiversity]] of Mediterranean climate zones. There are 62 plant species that are unique to the 3,299 km² (1,274 mi²) park, and a further 48 are rarely found elsewhere.]] Besides the [[Mediterranean]] Basin, regions that have a Mediterranean climate include the coastal areas of the [[Western United States]] to [[Los Angeles]], the [[Western Cape]] in [[South Africa]], central [[Chile]], southern [[Western Australia]] and the coastal areas of [[South Australia]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/mediterranean.html Explanation of Mediterranean Climate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805040919/http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/climate_systems/mediterranean.html |date=2009-08-05 }} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Köppen climate classifications]]