humid continental climate
A climate classification with warm summers and cold winters, found in mid-latitude continental interiors.
The humid continental climate has a large temperature difference between summer and winter.
Parts of Hokkaido belong to the humid continental climate zone.
Humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters, unlike the cold winters of 湿潤大陸性気候.
Subarctic climate, colder than 湿潤大陸性気候, with shorter summers and longer, more severe winters.
Compound of 湿潤 (humid), 大陸 (continent), 性 (-ic), and 気候 (climate), a direct translation of the English term 'humid continental climate'.