ice cap climate; snow and ice climate
Technical term in climatology for regions where the warmest month averages below 0°C, resulting in permanent ice and snow cover.
Most of the Antarctic continent belongs to the ice cap climate.
In an ice cap climate, temperatures rarely rise above freezing throughout the year.
寒帯 is a broader term for the polar zone, while 氷雪気候 specifically refers to the ice cap climate within that zone.
ツンドラ気候 (tundra climate) has at least one month above 0°C, allowing some vegetation, unlike 氷雪気候 where ice and snow persist year-round.
Compound of 氷雪 (ice and snow) and 気候 (climate), directly describing the permanent ice and snow conditions.