Description

Cwb: C = warm temperate  w = winter dry  b = warm summer

The subtropical highland climate is a climate variety often grouped together with oceanic climates and which exists in some mountainous or elevated portions of the world in either the subtropics or tropics. Despite the latitude, the higher elevations of these regions mean that the climate shares characteristics with oceanic climates.

Characteristics

Subtropical highland climates with monsoon influence have distinctive wet summers and dry winters.

In locations outside the tropics, other than the drying trend in the winter, subtropical highland climates tend to be essentially identical to an oceanic climate, with mild summers and noticeably cooler winters, plus, in some instances, some snowfall. In the tropics, a subtropical highland climate typically features mild weather year-round. Temperatures there remain relatively constant throughout the year and snowfall is seldom seen due to warmer winters than most oceanic climates.