The Mediterranean Climate - Secrets of World Climate #6

The world's most famous sea. And to many, the world's favourite climate. Hot dry summers and wet winters - the Mediterranean Climate blesses the ancient lands of Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Israel, but is also duplicated in far off lands, including the Pacific North-West of the USA, California, Chile, South Africa and Western and South Australia.
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🕐CHAPTERS🕖
👉0:00 Opening Montage
👉1:25 Introduction & Titles
👉2:41 What is the Mediterranean Climate?
👉3:39 Dry Summer Wet Winter Causes
👉5:34 Koppen Climate Classification
👉6:06 Mediterranean Basin
👉8:11 USA West Coast
👉9:11 Central Chile
👉9:32 Western Cape South Africa
👉9:48 Western & South Australia
👉10:16 Landscapes & Vegetation
👉11:24 Agriculture
👉12:10 Cultural Impact
👉12:52 Cities of the Mediterranean Climate
👉14:34 Outro
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The sixth episode in a series exploring all the major climate zones of the world, here we show this part of the world in its full beauty, and uncover the secrets of why it is that way and show you the legendary lands and cities that lie within its influence.
Covering every inhabited continent on Earth except Asia, this climate's home is of course the Mediterranean Sea itself, spanning Portugal and Morocco in the far west, and covering most of Spain, the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta, the Cote d'Azur of France, most of Italy (the Cinque Terre, the Amalfi coast, Tuscany and Campania), and then across the Adriatic Sea to the coasts of Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, and down into the mainland of Greece and the Greek islands. Continuing east, much of Turkey is blessed by this climate, and we finish at the far shore of this sea with Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Famous cities within this area include Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Casablanca, Nice, Monaco, Florence, Rome, Athens, Istanbul, Damascus, Beirut, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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In North America, the entire west coast of the United States has this climate, from the cooler variant in Washington State and Oregon, down into California all the way to the Mexico border. Principal cities here that receive dry summers and wet winters are Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Central Chile has this climate, including its capital Santiago and principal port Valparaiso, as does the extreme south-west of South Africa including the city of Cape Town.
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Lastly, the island continent of Australia has regions touched by this climate, these being the south west of Western Australia and the regional capital of Perth, and parts of South Australia including the state capital of Adelaide.
The Mediterranean climate is the birthplace of legendary civilisations including Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Carthage, and the Hebrew nation of Israel, as well as the spiritual home of the Catholic Church in Rome, and the old centre of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul (Constantinople).
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[@ChronicNewb]

A dry summer and wet winter is so normal to me that I didn't realize how rare it was.

[@Geodiode]

A common confession for those who've only lived in such a climate ;)

[@arthurrizzi7952]

​@@Geodiode can you imagine How strange is to someone who lived ALL HIS life in Lima, Peru, discover rain?

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

For my part I am one among the world's many, many humid subtropical denizens who failed to realize until a few years ago snow is not supposed to be a one in a year occurance and that all grass was not supposed to be unanimously evergreen. I feel so robbed.

[@solomon4554]

Same! I live in a hot desert climate with Mediterranean precipitation patterns. The little rain we get in winter comes from low-pressure systems coming off the Mediterranean sea.

[@robbstark8275]

This is so hilarious😂 I live in temperate climate in Russia and experience every season: cold and snowy, warm (-5-10) and dry winters; wet spring; warm and rainy, hot and dry summer; warm to cold wet autumn.

[@juliusschultz2661]

I've lived near Seattle all my life and I thought summer=dry, little rain and winter=wet, lots of rain for most of the world. It's kind of odd to imagine lots of rain in the summer, I've always associated it with dryness.

[@Geodiode]

Good to hear. And so you can imagine I get tired of people saying "Seattle is not Mediterranean". It's not Oceanic either. Believe me, I live in Britain and we have frequent downpours and thunderstorms throughout the summer here. Also check out my "Pacific Northwest Climate" video for more detail.

Same, Israel here. Although I grew up in France but somehow I thought it just happens to be cold enough for the rain to not stop even in summer

[@ramonnatan2644]

damn, what a big world. I live in southeastern Brazil and here it is exactly the opposite: summer is cloudy and rainy and winter is sunny and dry

[@anotherdavidc]

@@Geodiode I think the dreariness is a factor even though precipitation wise is Warm Summer Mediterranean. The gloominess and number of cloudy days is a factor. I wonder how Galicia, Asturias and the adjacent Cantabrian Mountains compare to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California Coast Range.

[@jackscinema1706]

I live on the east coast so I’ve always associated summer with annoying evening thunderstorms and humidity. I visited California last summer and now I know what real summer vacation should be!!🌴🌴☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@svankensen]

Chilean here. I studied environmental sciences so I know this intellectually, but I am frequently surprised by the summer rains when I visit the other countries, specially in southamerica, where there are so many different rain forests.

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

svankensen funny thing is that in South America chile is the exception with its winter rains and dry summers.

[@jonathansaavedra8135]

@@alaskanbullworm5500 I am Chilean, and for me the normal of life is that it only rains in winter, and that summer is very dry. I thought it was like that everywhere, but growing up I discovered that Chile is an exception in South America, not the norm.

[@themapleleafforever1526]

I'm a Canadian who now lives in a Mediterranean climate in Europe. In south eastern Canada we get rain in the spring with hot and humid summers. We get cold and dry winters with the occasional snow storm. The Mediterranean climate is completely upside down from what I'm used to. And it's great

[@zanesc01]

Brazilian here who visited Chile and had the opposite problem lol. I visited in winter to go skiing and was really surprised by the winter rains in Santiago and Valparaíso

[@giavk3607]

I live in a Mediterranean climate in Crete Island, Greece. Winters are wet or very wet with some bitterly cold days followed by warm days. Springs and autumns are very pleasant and excellent for outdoor activities. The only negative is the completely rainless summer season which can last up to 6 months and turns everything brown. We only get rain in the winter while the northern parts of Greece can have some severe thunderstorms every now and then in the summer!

[@ABSD47]

Me too from Greece man.The north is a transitional place from a Mediterranean to a humid continental climate and many cities like Kozani built in the middle experience a humid subtropical climate,hence the summer rains.

[@dankenk]

So True! I’m suffering from the same brown vegetation in Israel. Let’s move to Central Europe together haha

[@jackscinema1706]

The Mediterranean climate is the only one where for a majority of days I can go outside and say “Wow!! The weather is great today!!”

[@Geodiode]

Agreed. It's my favourite. And thanks for the sub!

[@elizabethranialladi558]

God.The. creator is Great not.the weather.India

[@jonathansaavedra8135]

except in winter, that is the only time of the year where it rains a lot and there are many clouds.

[@jackscinema1706]

@@jonathansaavedra8135 True. Even in winter though it can be pretty sunny in Csa areas such as Southern California!🌞🌴

[@dankenk]

And all of the vegetation is dying! And the air is dry and unbreathable! And let’s not forget the dust storms! What a great climate 🤦🏻‍♂️😷🤧🤢🤮

[@InciniumVGC]

I grew up in LA and I remember visiting NY once and being shocked that there was rain and thunderstorms in the middle of summer. I definitely like this type of climate, though I prefer the cooler PNW variant.

[@BoraCM]

I live in the UK, which has an oceanic climate. If I was forced to move to the US, I’d probably choose to live in either Washington or Oregon, since the oceanic climate doesn’t really exist there. Csb is the closest you can get to it, and I’m used to going to Southern Europe and Anatolia on holidays. P.S. The only slightly more Southern latitude would mean that the daylight cycle would almost be the same, and because of the precipitation occurring when it is cooler, there would be more chance of snow. One of the worst things about the oceanic climate is that there is no guaranteed snow during the winter. The annoying thing is that Istanbul gets much more snow in the winter than we get in England, which I saw for myself on my winter visits to the city.

[@blitzkrieg1996]

I'm from Czech Republic (continental climate) and I go on vaccation to Croatia every other year. The difference between mediterranean and continental is big and I really appreciate the dry summer air because I can't stand humidity, and continental summer can get pretty humid sometimes even though we have milder temperatures.

[@Geodiode]

Very good comparison. And thank you for the sub!

[@Johnnybomb1]

@Dolev Klachin It's mostly from urban development, and "Heat Island" effect in combination with large agricultural green zones adjacent to large coastal cities. Same thing in Egypt; Cairo specific. That city is rather far inland surrounded by desert plateau. But it still gets rather humid in the summer.

[@tasnime_88]

I'm Tunisian I've gone to lots of countries and I can say that none has the same mood of the old sun in every Mediterranean country 💚💛🌾🦑🍕🌻🌵🌴☘🌼🐝🥗🍯🐛🐞🦚🌽🌶

[@mhe1968]

I have lived in the Central Coast of California almost all of my life. What many Americans who have not lived within 10 miles fail to understand is the closer one lives the less overall temperature range there is between Winter and Summer, yet there is at least a huge range of temperature between early morning and late afternoon especially during the Winter. It's important to have a light jacket if you are gone all day. Also you travel 15 miles east or west and it will be much hotter or cooler especially in the Summer when a deep marine layer develops on the South coast and Central coast of the golden state.

[@catsjacinto]

Portugal is the same! We even have the joke of "mom always makes you take a jacket with you if you're going out." 😂😂

[@jackscinema1706]

I didn’t know about this until last summer when my family visited California. (I loved it so much, maybe my favorite state!) We stayed in Santa Monica and temperatures were pleasant and beautiful, but we one day went to Universal and the high was 90 degrees vs. at the coast 79 degrees!! At least both had 0% cloud cover!!☀️☀️

[@dontusemyusername3208]

In the summer the low temp can be as low as 55f while the high temps can be as high 85f on average

[@hgprthe27man]

@@catsjacinto I can relate. Me and my family live in the San Francisco Bay Area and my mom always asks me if I brought a jacket or hoodie even during the summer

[@apophis4407]

Nothing beats a chill Mediterranean summer night with a light breeze by the sea :)

[@ju6284]

I agree Algeria

[@massinissaziriamazigh8122]

Olive oil is the symbol of the Mediterranean, I am from the Berbers of North Africa (algeria), and we use olive oil in everything, we use it even in the treatment of some diseases

[@materre1662]

@@Geodiodemorocco algeria tunisia =a part of the mediteranean so what do you suspect.

[@s.r.d714]

Same with us albanians 🇦🇱❤️

[@KSubscribersWithoutAnyVi-yj4ld]

I think palms are the symbol because I visited LA and some California cities so there is many palms and I agree with olive oil

[@M_Julian_TSP]

@@KSubscribersWithoutAnyVi-yj4ld Around the Mediterranean there not so many palm trees, very few actually except the planted ones. Olive though is from the Mediterranean so that's normal it's not symbolic in California

[@catsjacinto]

@@KSubscribersWithoutAnyVi-yj4ld Palm trees are mostly an imported plant, not really occurring naturally in mediterranean areas. :)

[@aflam21212]

I live in a rainy summer, 100% humidity, and dry winter, and I think that our climate is different from the rest of the world. I thought it was normal, dry summers and rainy winters, but today I discovered that our climate is the dominant one in the world. Thank you.

[@Geodiode]

A comment that we get often here! Glad you enjoyed it and found it enlightening.

[@bryannuxoll9479]

I am from Sacramento, California and I started watching your climate videos. I was shocked to find out that it is normal in other climate zones for it to rain in the summer. Every time I traveled to the East Coast of the United States during the summer, it happened to never rain so I had no idea that it was different. No wonder people want to live here so badly!

[@apexone5502]

Your visits must have been for a few days or maybe a week.

[@bryannuxoll9479]

@@apexone5502 Yeah these were vacations I took, so I was only there a few days to a week each time. I actually remember that when I visited Charleston SC a few years back, it did actually rain for like an hour. But I forgot about that when I wrote the above comment and it was barely any rain anyways.

[@apexone5502]

@@bryannuxoll9479 yeah, I had figured that was the case. Easy to see how it had never dawned on you that rain in this part of the states is a year round thing. I had to get used to rain being something that's seasonal when I was in Iraq. Like, I knew arid/semi arid areas weren't rainy year round but it was still crazy to experience it since I was so used to rain being a thing that can happen every month throughout the year.

[@awsomemodels]

I live in Iraq and i had the exact same thought as you😂i thought that most places had the majority of their rain the the winter , oh and i remember visiting Istanbul in summer and it rained good multiple times and i loved it so much !

[@tiny2315]

As someone from Chile’s capital (same mediterranean climate) I also thought summers were always dry. When i visited tropical countries, or just subtropical, I was shocked too to see rain in summer/hot climate hahah

[@JoaoPMFerreira]

Having lived in Portugal my whole life I always assumed there was more rain in winter everywhere. xD Thanks for the awesome video

[@SylkaChan]

One of the islands of the Azores, Flores, has an oceanic climate, and the most so out of every existing island in the world. It's not like the northwest Pacific or anything, but it's extremely similar to Plato's Atlantis.

[@tacocruiser4238]

LOL I live in Southern California and I thought the same thing.

[@delta.6160]

@@tacocruiser4238 SoCal represent 👍

[@delta.6160]

@jim doe True. Los Angeles's climate is far more comparable to Casablanca, Morocco's rather than Rome's.

[@SofiaCalotti]

Haha, I thought so too, even though I live in a cfb climate (the Netherlands)... Probably I just notice the rain more in autumn and winter, because rain doesn't make your day better at all when it's already cold and gloomy.

[@kathmandumogadishu4798]

Just discovered your videos now and I have to admit they’re amazing! I’ve suscribed and hope to see more content :D Btw on 6:13 you said that the meditteranean climate is on every inhabitated continent except Asia which lacks neccessary west coast, even though Turkey and the Levant region are part of Asia’s west coast I guess? Also there are patches of of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan that exhibit mediterranean climate patterns without being close to any coast. It seems like such an anomaly, it would be cool if you covered such specific places in future if you decide to make videos of certain geographical areas or detailed videos on climates. Keep up the good work!

[@Shivansh_happy_soul]

great video sir. Having great trouble understanding world climates. Your effort has simplified my understanding and ability to link things. Thank you so much. Helped me greatly in exam preparation.

[@bijitchowdhury2751]

Thank you Sir for your contribution. These topics were hard to come across.

[@Kakiharaichii]

I lived in Mediterranean climate zone growing up with dry hot summers and mild rainy winters with almost more than 300 days of open sunshine. There is something special about this climate, the red bright colours of the soil and pleasant temperature. I live in Canada now and I am counting the days to leave, I can't believe how people live here their whole life. I like that morning sun hitting my face and outdoor lifestyle. Cold climate also reflects people's personality and overall social lifestyle. No wonder all the Mediterranean countries are super vibrant and sociable.

[@Geodiode]

100%! It's my favourite climate, as I mentioned at the end!

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

Never knew San Francisco was in Mediterranean Climate zone, learned new thing :) always associated this climate zone with Mediterranean sea. My biggest motivation to visit this zone is Italy and Greece and its ancient civilizations sites and archaeology.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@Geodiode i still think Mediterranean sea in europe climate differs from those like n american , african or australian part who fell in this category just cause of weather, different plants and animals etc

[@sm3675]

Albania is also beautiful. Great beaches, great food, good weathet, and cheaper than its neighbors.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@sm3675 cant argue with that, you might be right, but greece and italy has so much ancient relics of civilization past.

[@paulbrower4265]

A summer in San Francisco is as dry as the Namib or the Atacama all year. One way of looking at San Francisco is having a winter (November to February) as typical of a Cfb climate and a summer that feels like a hot desert -- in the winter. The salient features of a Mediterranean climate is mild winters and mild to very hot summers, and adequate rainfall only as heavy rains in the winter or near-winter. San Francisco is truly subtropical, as the plant life (including palm trees) show.

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

@@paulbrower4265 california is truly amazing if we talk about weather, nature and stuff, but one thing i would be afraid living there is tectonic plates at that place, its just matter of time till next big earthquake ;\

[@simjom02]

I think Mediterranean climates are the best climate type. Not too hot or cold and the rainy season is concentrated in the winter, making the summers drier and more comfortable, while also reducing pests and disease.

[@simjom02]

@@mercurius_exalted It depends where you are, I live in Perth and summers average a maximum temperature of 31C so it's hot, but not usually unbearable.

[@zayonkiber2510]

Thanks mate. It took long for me to find a in depth vid on the med. Like this. For some reason it feels like an endless bliss coming from California born and raised.

[@Geodiode]

Glad you found it, but I wonder how it was hard to find? I've tried to cover all the search terms in the description.

[@tylerwilliamsson2258]

I just discovered your channel and am enthralled by the material you are presenting. I am writing a report on Mount Vesuvius so have been learning a lot about the Mediterranean climate. One thing I have struggled to find in my academic career is good visual educational material like this that really helps to grasp the content. Keep up the good work!

[@Geodiode]

Thanks very much Tyler! I'm really glad you found the channel, and yes, you are right about the lack of visual educational content in this area, especially that which shows **real** places that exemplify the science. I noticed it 4 years ago, hence why I chose this subject to focus on.

[@gars129]

Parts of Colombia's highlands actually have a mediterranean climate, due to a strange quirk in which, despite some land being north of the equator, the seasons are reversed.

[@thepaystation]

Great video my friend

[@Shaheen_Hassan]

Not all Mediterranean climates have low humidity summers. Beirut for example, can have a temperature of 32°C in July with 65% humidity. So there are many Mediterranean climates with humid summer heat.

[@Shaheen_Hassan]

@Geodiode The whole eastern Mediterranean coast has high humidity in summer. Its effects are even observed in olive trees, olive trees near the coast don't grow very well and fruit quality is not high. Just going 80 to 100 km from coast and the growth and fruit quality increases a lot.

[@Shaheen_Hassan]

@@Geodiode High sea surface temperatures lead to high humidity. I actually like humid heat if it's not too much but many people were surprised when they went to Beirut and saw the humidity.

[@Shaheen_Hassan]

@@Geodiode It is not local conditions. It affects the whole Mediterranean sea, especially on the eastern side. The reason for this is that Mediterranean climates which are adjacent to large oceans like the mediterranean climates in USA and Chile (Pacific Ocean), South Africa, Morocco and Portugal (Atlantic ocean), Australia (Indian and Pacific Ocean) have low to very low humidity in summer while Mediterranean climates adjacent to smaller marginal seas like the Mediterranean sea have moderate to high humidity during summer. The reason for this is that in large oceans Mediterranean climates are located near cold currents which cools the water and reduces evaporation while Mediterranean climates in small seas are not affected by such currents so the water warms during summer increasing humidity.

[@Shaheen_Hassan]

@Rohan Rajan Mediterranean climates in North America, South America don't have high dew points and muggy summer weather. The relative humidity is high but the dew point is low because of low temperature at the coast. But in eastern Mediterranean both humidity and dew points are high and the weather is often muggy.

[@SS-yj2le]

Likely the unusually high sea temperatures. Mediterranean climates also generally have cooler coastal waters. Another interesting thing is that due to this outlier the Mediterranean sea has due to being warmer, it experiences hurricanes.

[@JanaAhmed-zi1bt]

I really love this channel it's full scientific information 😍😘🥰

[@bozok4573]

Mother Nature has made the Mediterranean area the best place for human life, it is paradise on Earth. It is not just a coincidence that the Mediterranean has the richest history of civilization.

[@tacocruiser4238]

The Mediterranean Climate does have it's own dangers though. Wildfires, droughts, and flooding are significant risks. The water supply is extremely reliant on winter precipitation. If you have a dry winter, then you have to wait 6-9 months until the next rainfall.

[@BadassBikerOwns]

Coronavirus also loves the Mediterranean climate.

[@bozok4573]

@@BadassBikerOwns Not too much, I think, she emigrated to America.

[@clovispadilha3237]

@@BadassBikerOwns Northern Italy is mostly humid subtropical.

[@babauranai]

lol such an eurocentric and arrogant way to say it. How can you even measure the "richness" of a culture? of its people? by the buildings they built with slaves? with the democracy that thrived on ocupations, war and slavery? what kid of culture does the mediterranean really have? Look im not telling you it sucks but dont be such an ass to say one culture can be "better" when all over the world the culture is rich and beautiful in very different ways.

[@daderyken4788]

I live here and I am going to subscribe because I am doing research for online school and this is very intriguing thank you!

[@educationalyellowpages1168]

Well done keep it up

[@vedprakashsingh2446]

Thank you for providing such great video which is not only helpful in study but also make me feel living in it. One suggestion that you should have included animal and wildlife also.

[@Tab-pq4ug]

WOOWW! It's a well-completed research and project about Mediterranean Climate! Thanks!

[@Geodiode]

You're welcome!

[@Tab-pq4ug]

@@Geodiode I am a geography student & this channel helps me

[@stalin1909]

I call my self Mediterranean. Born and Raised . we the people of that area share so many things together:Culture, Cuisine , history,looks, vegetation,topography..etc. now i live in a subtropical climate . Whenever i get the chance to visit a mediterranean climate area , i truly feel alive . the aroma of plants , the breeze under a shade of pine tree …you just cant beat that climate ever. Oh how much i miss that ancient sea ….

[@Kakiharaichii]

Dude you literally feel the same way I do. "breeze under a shade of pine tree" is exactly what I miss. I need to move back to this climate areas.

[@stalin1909]

@@Kakiharaichii Lol . Indeed man . Ppl of that great Sea have so much in common ..

[@mohamedtrfnx6632]

I got this weird feeling from reading this love our big historic great sea and climate ❤

[@oshri02]

What a wonderful video for a wonderful climate :) As it was said here, I live in Tel Aviv and the summer is rather humid. 30C+ degrees, with humidity of 70% sometimes even 80-90%. It's nice to have a sunny summer (sadly, over the years it became longer and drier) and rainy mild winter. In the eastern coast of the mediterranean sea the sea surface temp. is warm almost for a half of the year (early may till november). the fall is quick and unstable same with the springs and it's common for this season to have hot dry (and dusty) winds blown from the south and the east.

[@jackscinema1706]

Well at least Israel has the some of the best resources to deal with drought.

[@oshri02]

@@jackscinema1706 kinda, but the Dead sea still dying 😓

[@jackscinema1706]

True, we really need to do something huge to curb climate change!

[@derinjenif2177]

its really amazing work......love from india..(tropical....😇)

[@megansfo]

This subject is fascinating to me! As a native Californian who now lives just north of Seattle, I never imagined there was anything unusual about lack of rain in the summer. At the same time, Seattle's climate never seemed Mediterranean when I lived there. Thanks for this informative video.

[@megansfo]

Elsewhere you mentioned that you are "tired" of people in Seattle refusing to believe the live in a Mediterranean climate zone, but I know one reason for this: many in Seattle, me included, are originally from California. Starting in the 1980s, many Californians moved northward to Seattle, and complained about the rainy cool weather there, always comparing it to warmer and sunnier California. This migration waxes and wanes, and continues today.

[@megansfo]

Also, to complicate things further, many Northwesterners do not like so many Californians moving in, and try to discourage them by claiming the weather here is awful and it always rains and there is never any sunshine. That is not true of course, but many believe it.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks some very interesting info on attitudes. I didn't know so many Californians had emigrated northwards.

[@waspjournals41]

Love this. I'm from a Csa location in southern Italy. Up to a year or two ago I always assumed that summers were dry everywhere, then I realized we are the exception. I live in the middle of an olive tree plantation, the trees are majestic and rich in wildlife

[@giavk3607]

Me too In my whole life I thought that winter= rain Summer=dry hot and sunny 🤣

[@coolkid3565]

Me too

[@dchan520]

Well,I think Asia does have Mediterranean climate zones like Israel,Syria,Turkey,North Iraq,NW part of Iran etc

[@LandgraabIV]

I was thrown off by it too, surely those countries are Asian no matter what people commonly associate Asia with.

[@SinniChinni2023]

Thankyou.. the video is very helpful for my study

[@themetalmastah666]

I've lived in Santiago my whole life and it used to rain a lot in winter when I was a kid. In the last decade there has been a drought in central Chile and the cities in this area that used to have a mediterranean climate are falling into the steppe climate and even desert! It's so sad honestly because I love rainy winters and the native vegetation here is slowly dying. By the way, I love your videos and would love to see a video on Chile in the future because we have such a vast range of climates.

[@Andy-xm1fg]

While it is true of the few rains in central Chile in recent times, some necessary nuances must be made If you appreciate the geography and the general "visual panorama" of the European Mediterranean coasts (especially those adjacent to Italy, Greece, the Ionian Sea and the Cycladic islands) they are and look literally arid and with meager vegetation (and null in some cases) compared to central Chile, and yet these European coasts have a Mediterranean climate or biome. For example, in the Greek Cycladic the annual average of sunny days (clear) is over 300 days per year. There are many factors that determine or condition the Mediterranean climate both in the European Mediterranean and in the Chilean Mediterranean; for example, in the European Mediterranean there is no Humboldt current; in Chile yes. Or for example, Chile is the country with the coldest annual average temperatures in all of Latin America (8.37) while Italy, Greece, Spain and France average 11.5 ° 13.66 °, 13.03 ° and 10.54 ° respectively; The Chilean Sea is an "iceberg" (even in summer) compared to the South Atlantic coast or any South American sea ... it is not worth comparing it with the warm European Mediterranean Sea. Greetings from Valparaíso, Chile

[@themetalmastah666]

@@Andy-xm1fg agradezco el tiempo, pero no sé a qué intentas llegar. En ningún momento comparé el clima chileno con el europeo mediterráneo, solo dije que el clima aquí en Santiago y Chile central va dejando de ser mediterráneo para transformarse en un semiárido, lo cual indiscutiblemente ha ido acabando con la vegetación nativa (peumo, boldo, quillay, litre) y dejando solo las más resistentes como el espino, el algarrobo y los arbustos. Saludos.

[@Andy-xm1fg]

@@themetalmastah666 Update: in the winter of 2022, large amounts of rainwater returned to the central area, setting a rainfall record (even the Aculeo Lagoon recovered its waters) and the cycle of the El Niño phenomenon also began, so the outlook for heavy rains winter weather for the coming years is auspicious. What you mention is false: in no case is the climate of Santiago or the adjacent valleys of the central zone close to becoming semi-arid, much less the coastal zone of Region V. Where a semi-arid climate does exist, it has always been in the north of the Coquimbo Region. It is also false that the plant species you mention are beginning to become extinct, because none of them are on the official list of endangered plants in the central zone: The plants in danger of extinction are Coralillo, Canelillo, Queule, Paramela del Pangue and Capachito, and this danger is not associated with any change in climate from Mediterranean to semi-arid.I recommend that you google the following title "Plantas de Chile en extinción: Estas son las 10 especies que podrían desaparecer a futuro"

[@themetalmastah666]

@@Andy-xm1fg First, I think you're referring to this winter, 2023, where Santiago recorded 280 mm of rainfall. Second, I recognize my mistake about the plants, I only mentioned the most common plants in the area and not the ones that are most endangered. Third, how is my statement about change in climate false? Following the Köppen classification and doing the math, Santiago and other close areas are becoming a Semi arid. It doesn't matter if we had only one year of decent rainfall, when we had around 13+ years of drought. I'm also not saying it is already a semiarid, I'm saying it's slowly becoming one, since the average rainfall, because of the drought, is getting lower.

[@mansurhossin5635]

Love this

[@thecitizenoftheinternet1077]

Great video 👍 Also, this is in my opinion the best climate on Earth :)

[@Geodiode]

Thanks, and yes, this climate would be my choice

[@deependra7830]

fantastic

[@XlendneryGD]

Also im subbing ur channel is a hidden gem on yt. I will try to share it to my friends

[@Geodiode]

Thanks, i appreciate you sharing!

[@catsjacinto]

Wow, it's interesting to know I live in the "odd" climate that reverses things. 😂 I'm from the south of Portugal, so I experience the hot summer mediterranean climate. Just a possible correction: when you have images of the islands passing, you have "Madeira Azores" in the subtitle. These are separate archipelagos. If it was just meaning you were showing photos from both, ignore my correction, but it does seem like you're placing Madeira as part of the Azores, which would be incorrect. Nonetheless, this has been a very informative and pleasant series to watch. Thank you for your work!

[@lordgame4318]

So good I love this channel

[@Geodiode]

Thanks!

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊

[@Geodiode]

Thank you!

[@Szymek1243]

Mediterranean climate and humid subtropical are the best in my opinion :D

[@azzzanadra]

humid weather is terrible for me, but mediterranean is good

[@mehdinaqilou2759]

I would certainly go for Mediterranean too unless I didn't love snow! I can't imagine living in a region where there isn't much snow in Winters.

[@jonathansaavedra8135]

@@mehdinaqilou2759 In central Chile the climate is Mediterranean, and in winter there is a lot of snow. (In some inland valleys and in the mountains)

[@jonathansaavedra8135]

@@moonlight-hv9ig In Chile the same thing happens, in the capital (Santiago) snow also falls sometimes, in the area of the country with a Mediterranean climate snow falls every winter. The only place where snow never falls is near the sea.

[@rao803]

@@mehdinaqilou2759 As long as you get a bit into the interior you'll find snow almost every winter.

[@iloveme5129]

Deserve more views

[@materre1662]

i live in this climate in morocco, really amazing weather, the best and helthier climate ever

[@materre1662]

@jim doei'm so sorry for you but morocco is totally liberal country, but i'm not surprised you said that cause your ptobably ana american =no general culture hahaha In fact morocco is safer than the US and many europeans countries. Chek it by yourself ;)

[@hahadp1420]

@@materre1662 I'm moroccan and morocco is better than the USA, better climate overall, higher biodiversity than usa but lacks the necessary to being advanced and more dense civilisation, but its safer for tourists.

[@KSubscribersWithoutAnyVi-yj4ld]

Morroco isn't better than usa usa is bigger than morroco

[@hahadp1420]

Are you ok??, morocco is safer for tourists then usa, the only reason people go to usa is to see their family members or to live there because it's rich, morocco has amazing culture and believe or not it was the first country to suggest independence for the USA that's why the US and morocco are friends, morocco is also older than the US it existed as long as the ancient Egyptians and morocco has more endemic organisms than the US, while the US has mainly invasive species from around the world.

[@tasnime_88]

I love the Med

[@hugocast]

Having grown up in The Caribbean, it blew my mind when I moved to California and experienced 11 months without rain. Such an interesting climate.

[@Geodiode]

Yikes! 11 months is a long time with no rain for a Csa climate. I think the longest drought I experienced in the 9 years I was there was about 8 months.

[@hugocast]

@@Geodiode Definitely, I spent a year in Portland, OR before moving to The Bay Area. It was quite shocking. Can't say I missed the rain too much though. I love the Sun and Vitamin D :)

[@caba.vrc1]

I've lived here my whole life. Just about 2 hours south of Perth on the border of the csa/csb climate zones. The Mediterranean climate is wonderful.

[@Geodiode]

Good to hear! The most isolated major population zone in the world!

[@lockdot2]

Great video I live here in Lake Elsinore California. It apparently is a "dry-summer subtropical" climate. It is nice here, though gets very hot in the summer. Often going above 100f. I live in a hot spot here and the average temp in July is ~105f.

[@lockdot2]

Also would like to say, I never seen it rain here in the summer, just the winter. Some winters we get a lot of rain, others almost none. This year so far, (March 2nd 2021) we have only had 3 decent rains. I call a decent rain enough rain to cover the ground and make some puddles.

[@lockdot2]

@@Geodiode I live in OC as well. It seems to rain a bit more there. And is also cooler. Here in lake Elsinore in the winter it can get down to 30f, in oc (by Disneyland) it only gets down to 45F. Coldest I ever seen there was 32f.

[@lockdot2]

@@Geodiode I am not as "bright" when it comes to climate types. But I think it meets desert requirements. Google says it rains 12 inches a year here in lake Elsinore. Witch seems more then normal. EDIT- I think its a (hot dessert) due to the 100f avg summer temp and the rainfall. How is your day by the way?

[@tasnime_88]

I love the mediterranean

[@danielmarmolejo1622]

Can’t believe this series is for free

[@marcuslimxx]

This is criminally underrated...

[@pk_9979]

I ❤ mediterranean climate.

[@punkyoliverio]

The most beautiful place on earth.

[@julianlopezjulian]

Hi man, 2:30 how's that type of map called? I wanna get that image, such a high quality. Great video by the way, very enjoyable information and knowledge. Also beautiful selection of footage.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks v much! - there's a 4k resolution map here: www.geodiode.com/climate/mediterranean

[@centrismo9110]

San Francisco, California, USA has the most comfortble climate, I think. I've never been there, but when I see temperatures below 25 ºC (77 ºF) in the summer in these tables, I think this is the best city for climate. I'm from Sao Paulo city, in Brazil. Here, we have highs of 22 ºC (72 ºF) in the WINTER. haha

[@Geodiode]

Yes, I have stayed there, and in particular the East Bay is very temperate. SF itself is a little too damp and foggy.

[@davilimalol4612]

Now we're not even in summer yet but as a fellow Paulistano, we're getting cooked under 35-40 degrees of heat nearly every day.

[@yechielscheinfeld1040]

Asia also has a Mediterranean climate, the western parts of Israel, Lebanon & Syria

[@richardtorres2676]

Hi Yechiel you're right, but in this series this area is referred as Middle East or Mediterranean Basin for a better understanding. Hope you can enjoy the rest of the series!

[@andonibisama5080]

Mi clase de climatología en la carrera de Geografía de la universidad me enseñó tempranamente que la zona central de Chile tiene clima mediterráneo, al igual que las costas del Mediterráneo, California, Sudáfrica y algunos sectores de Australia. Para mí lo normal son los inviernos fríos y lluviosos y los veranos secos y calurosos. Greetings from Chile.

[@acleanthous1]

I live in Cyprus, an EU island country in the Mediterranean. Contrary to common belief not all of the island experiences hot-summer mediterranean climate Csa. Tiny parts around the peaks of the Troodos mountains experience warm-summer mediterranean climate Csb and a big part of the island, I guess a quarter of it, covering the middle plain of Mesaoria and other inland areas including the capital Nicosia are hot semi-arid Bsh.

[@andreimihaesi]

Cyprus has got to have the best climates on earth with the longest summers and mildest winters of any Mediterranean island 😍

[@acleanthous1]

@jim doe this is exactly what I'm saying. The Mesaoria plain has a hot semi arid climate which has hotter summers than the hot summer Mediterranean climate. Nicosia, the capital, which is in this plain, has average highs above 37 degrees in the summer, hotter than the costal areas. It also has lower precipitation levels, larger drops of temperature at nightime all year round, often more than 15 degrees between night and day. In the winter though it is colder than the coastal areas. The coastal areas have climate closer to the hot Mediterranean climate. The high mountains are much cooler and rainier. A good 10-12 degrees cooler than Nicosia all year round.

[@acleanthous1]

@@andreimihaesi Longer summers for sure, but also much hotter. It is impossible to live without air-conditioning in most of the island and especially Nicosia in the summer. I will disagree about the mild winters because of the large drops we have in temperature at nightime in Nicosia, the largest city. In the winter temperatures drop considerably between day and night, a phenomenon which makes the winter average low temperature, lower than other big cities in the Med. Higher day temperatures but lower night temperature which requires heating.

[@acleanthous1]

@jim doe in the winter warmer nights than Nicosia, by about 3 degrees. In the summer, night temperatures are about the same as Nicosia, but much more humid.

[@acleanthous1]

@jim doe warmest places in the winter is along the coast. The closest you are to the water, the warmer. Coldest months are January and February. Temperatures are 16-18 in the day and 7-9 at night on average. But there are colder days. For example it can be 12 in the day and 4 at night sometimes. But it never goes to 0 along the coast. Famagusta and Larnaca receive the lowest rainfall in total mm of all the coastal areas. But in Larnaca there have been some flooding issues because of short heavy showers and not very good drainage.

[@thephoenix3155]

Vancouver and Seattle is Csb bordering Cfb.

[@PeterSwinkels]

Sounds like southern France and Northern Spain. Cfb transitions into csb there too.

[@DevaDevanta]

Mongolia has 4 seasons. Summer it reaches +30 degree celsius and rains, winter it reaches -30 degree and snows. Humidity is around 10%, which is very dry. I want to live in Mediterranean climate. Seems like it’s nice & mild.

[@raphlvlogs271]

almost the best climate zone for the development of human civilisation.

[@thepigwillfly5869]

We have a place in Lagos, Portugal and love the Csa climate....our favorite.

[@Geodiode]

Once visited there in my teens on a holiday to the Algarve!

[@Radhakrishnan-ui8th]

B. J ranson you have super voice i like it

[@edsteadham4085]

Live in southern New England and experience it all! Drought! Blizzards! Sniffling heat and humidity! Ice storms! The occasional tornado and hurricane! Spectacular fall foliage! Earth shaking lightening! Hailstorms! Bone chilling damp in winter! Skin cracking crisp days in autumn! 3 inches of rain In an hour! 36 inches of snow overnight! Yes personally lived through of all these things during w lifetime in southern New England. It should be pointed out that each of these can be glorious. Or maybe we are just crazy to to think so.

[@Geodiode]

Thanks for sharing. Yes I've heard New England can have crazy weather. It is technically covered by Koppen in the Continental climate zone, but it's really not so, having Oceanic influences, and dampness due to proximity with the Atlantic.

[@segapena5033]

I have lived in the California specifically the Sacramento area/valley all my life and still get annoyed when people call California a desert because of our droughts and rainless summers. Unlike the weedy looking, always green, dense vegetation and forests of the eastern side of the US, I like and prefer our chaparral and golden yellow , dry oak tree woodlands here in California. It's a very California landscape.

[@Geodiode]

Absolutely. In fact California has more climate types then any other us state

[@dontusemyusername3208]

People tend to forget how diverse California’s climate is. You could go from a hot desert to alpine tundra in a two and a half hour drive

[@carlcjjohnson4936]

great video. I wonder where is the landscape at 10:17 located inthe world?

[@captainwilliam3920]

I live in Eugene, Oregon, which has a csb warm summer Mediterranean climate, but I have lived in other places, such as Lewiston, Idaho, which has a bsk cold steppe climate but almost has a csa hot summer Mediterranean climate, as well as Lincoln, England, which has a cfb oceanic climate. All of these places have fairly similar climates and are within similar latitudes, but they have significant differences in temperature and precipitation. Both Eugene and Lincoln have pretty much the same winters, with nights averaging around 2*C and days averaging around 8*C, but Eugene has considerably hotter and drier summers, though it fortunately retains cool nights that average just above 10*C. The difference is in the days, which average around a very pleasant 21*C in lincoln and a somewhat hot 28*C in Eugene. Meanwhile, Lewiston, which is hundreds of miles away from the coast and is separated from the coast by both the cascades mountains and the vast Columbia river basin, has by far the hottest summers and coldest winters among all of those cities, with hot summer temperatures similar to inland parts of northern California and below-freezing winter nights, though it has a more pleasant, temperate climate than nearby Spokane Washington due to lower elevation and the wide snake river that passes through it. Normally, Eugene should have moderately dry summers, with a day of light rain once every 2 weeks on average, but when I moved there in 2015, I experienced hotter and drier summers than Eugene should normally have, with high temperatures averaging around 30*C and there being virtually no precipitation from the end of June to the beginning of September for 4 summers in a row, which has been quite bothersome, since I am used to cool, wet weather. Even in temperatures as low as 10*C, I sometimes don’t wear a coat when I walk because I enjoy cool weather. Fortunately, the summer of 2019 was pretty normal, with slightly cooler than normal days and slightly warmer than normal nights, along with the regular precipitation pattern of a day of light rain once every 2 weeks. There have even been a few muggy days within close range of a one of the rainy days, with highs of 25-30*C, lows of 15-18*C, and dew points just above 15*C, but it’s a nice change from the usually boring and unpleasant, hot, dry summers. Sorry if my comment was long, but I like describing things in detail.

[@christianlloydcomia9138]

Beautiful Countries and their capital

[@Parageist99]

I've lived in Csb pretty much mt whole life, from Portland to Seattle, and now I'm on a trip in LA.

[@Parageist99]

My*

[@Parageist99]

Yeup. Definitely prefer Csb over Csa

[@InciniumVGC]

@@moonlight-hv9ig I've lived in both Seattle and LA, the climate of Seattle has the same pattern of hot, dry summer and cold, wet winter, the difference is in Seattle it's rainy for every season except summer, in LA it's dry every season except winter

[@pavithindusara9758]

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[@pavithindusara9758]

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[@pavithindusara9758]

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[@princessB911]

You have the best climate videos on youtube but why I just visited a mediterrean hot summer Csa at perth but why the temperature at winter can exceed 18 or even 22 degree Celsius?

[@roel9314]

GeoDiode accurate 👏

[@simjom02]

Perth is at a relatively low latitude ie. closer to the equator than most places with a Mediterranean climate (32 degrees south) and so it doesn't have especially cold winters therefore maximum temperatures there typically range between 15C and 22C during winter.

[@martinpospisil3747]

Hands down the most beautiful climate. Who never been to Greece, Croatia, Italy, California or Spain (been to all of them except California where Im going next year) you must go atleast once in a lifetime. My dream is to move there.

[@icewink7100]

Your videos are great and really well made! You have far too few subscribers.

[@LolaPopente]

I found you through a post on reddit! Keep going man, keep reaching out. Your videos are extremely high quality and you should be very proud of yourself

[@themask1996]

@@Geodiode Hi, your videos are wonderful and your effort deserves much more appreciation. Thus, I would want to suggest something to boost subscribers. I am from India and these videos are a potential goldmine for people preparing for the UPSC exam. Around a million people sit throughout the country for some hundreds of seats. If you could appeal to that audience via tags #UPSC, #IAS exam, it might boost your subscriber base.

[@BerlinerTourGuide]

I find it should really be mentioned that this seemingly homogeneous "mediterranean climate" produces many different biomes: shrubs mostly or even semi-arid desert in the mediterranean - see LONS08 - (that's what the average german associates hearing "mediterranean"...), the mixed woods of e.g. italy (mixed even if completely marked "deciduous" by LONS08 - same problem with germany where I live...) and then even the 'fog-forests' (some say rain-forests, others cloud-forests) of the american west-coast with the worlds biggest trees... so one might even ask: what's the use of these köppen-climate-definitions based solely on rainfall and temperature...? ok, as a tourist you know: most probably I'll have nice weather for my summer-holidays... hmmm, I saw now your case-book-study of the "pacific north-west"... so others 'complained' too. now we know at least: we got a hybrid climate there... but even in your case-study you didn't mention the fogs that, according to my sources, contribute substantially to the big redwood-forests (sequoia sempervirens)...

[@Solo_Traveling]

I live near Barcelona. The rainiest times are spring, late summer and autumm.

[@Geodiode]

Interesting! But not winter?

[@Solo_Traveling]

@@Geodiode winter isn't the rainiest of seasons, no.

[@javierhillier4252]

Csb can be found in small patches on the west coast of France too, in la Charente maritime mostly on the two famous islands, Vendée, and parts of Brittany

[@Geodiode]

Yes, true. Thank you!

[@princessB911]

What about Csc and where could i find it? and your vids are great! Edit: I visited Perth in june, 2019

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

Obsolete highland regions in Chile, Hawaii and parts of the colombian andes I believe.

[@princessB911]

@@Geodiode yeah but I just see Csc climates on the northeast of north America and some on europe on climate maps , is that true?

[@TheLucidDreamer12]

This climate is really popular with Northern Chinese people immigrating to the US. The Southern Chinese prefer Houston or NYC. They like the dry summers but temperate temperatures instead of the frigid Dwa/Dwb climates they contend with in their native lands.

[@BoraCM]

Houston and NYC are Cfa (humid subtropical), not Csa.

[@mohamedbouchanane5067]

Damascus, Jerusalem, Roma, Athens ... Mediterranean basin is the center of human civilization

[@ikersanchezromero7525]

Thanks for doing this video.Thanks of this i can study better.I Will pasa te exam thanks💪🏻

[@Geodiode]

Thanks, and good luck!

[@sebastianharris7808]

If San Diego at 32°42 north has a Mediterranean climate, then I have yet to understand how Pisa (43°43 north) also has the same climate. Pisa gets 3.6 times more rainfall on average (894 mm vs 249 mm). The vegetation in the flatland surrounding it is characterized mostly by deciduous trees that generally grow in humid and wet climates. Evergreens are present but are a minority until you reach the Monti Pisani (even those have deciduous plants higher up and on north facing slopes), or until you drive further south along the coast. Any olive trees or eucalyptus you may encounter have been planted. Before I moved to Tuscany I lived near San Francisco. There is definitely a large gap between the two, both in precipitation and temperature. Most of California is much dryer, and somewhat warmer in winter as well. Snowfall in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego is literally impossible, but this not true for Tuscany (except for maybe the southernmost tip along the coast). In conclusion: it is pretty clear that they have placed cities and towns with significant differences in climate in the same category, but it's not that simple.

[@Geodiode]

Remember that the Mediterranean Sea is unique in the world, in having a large body of water almost completely enclosed and experiencing a hot summer. This means that sea temperatures are much higher than would be found at such a latitude. Compare with San Diego and the notoriously cold California current. The Med. climate is very strongly a maritime climate (meaning heavy marine influence), and this in a nutshell explains why such warm climates are found so far north compared to other regions. Plus, also the Gulf Stream current that makes Europe in general warm for its latitude.

[@nonic4vic600]

I didnt know seattle had this type of climate thats cool to know

[@Geodiode]

Now you know ;)

[@perrylim9728]

Feels that the movement of the ITCZ northwards or southwards is also responsible for tropical cyclones too!

[@elvyn8709]

Parts of Cultural Impact 12:10: Christmas Holiday in Mediterranean Climate Zones (exclusively at North Hemisphere) = Rainy Christmas, because most rainfall occur at winter season. While Christmas Day date 25th December actually at winter month season December. - White Christmas, appears at Continental Climate Zones, Subarctic Zones, and some Cool Desert Zones. - Rainy Christmas, appears at Mediterranean Climate Zones. - Dry Christmas (Dry season at winter), appears at Subtropical Monsoon Zones, Continental Monsoon Zones, Cool Desert Zones, Hot Desert Zones, and Tropical Savannah Zones.

[@andreimihaesi]

Amazing video. Would you say the coast of the Black Sea in Bulgaria, Romania and Crimea are semi- Mediterranean at least? The summers are quite hot and June-Sept is the busy beach season. It does get a bit colder than the Mediterranean in winter though. North Turkey and Georgia are more humid from what I've read. An answer would be very appreciated!!!

[@andreimihaesi]

@@Geodiode Thanks for the reply sir! Yes, the landscape can 'look' Mediterranean but due to the low winter temp typical Mediterranean produce like olives and figs dont really grow. I have another interesting point/ question: Regarding the actual Mediterranean coasts, from my extensive travels I've noticed that locations further north can look more arid than more southerly ones. For example: Much of the Croatian Adriatic coast and even adjacent Bosnia (south) can look quite dry & barren while some 300km south the Ionian west coast of Greece and islands like Corfu are very lush and green, full of pine trees. Would that mean there's more rain in winter at least? In the Aegean though its the opposite - the Cyclades islands like Mykonos are very barren whilst the Sporades, only 150km north are full of greenery. Would winds be responsible for this? Regarding Campania in Italy, around Naples, the Amalfi coast and its islands - they're unbelievably green even in summer, Ischia looks almost tropical in flora, whilst much of the south French coast looks drier, especially around Marseille. This is all contrary to the idea that the further south you go in the Med, the drier/hotter it gets, although that would be the norm obviously.

[@g.c.2916]

@@andreimihaesi Indeed, the whole Campania region gets 1000 mm/year and more of rain; while typical oceanic Cfb places in France and also the British isles get less than 800 mm/year. But the thing is that the rain in Campania is more concentrated in specifc seasons (autumn mostly, but also spring) while in Cfb climates rain is all/year round.. So that means than it rain less in Campania, but when it rains it rains more "water" In quantity Italy anyway is quite rainy all along.. In at least 2/3 of it it rains no less than 700 mm/year. This Is very true if you compare my country with Spain with (at least 2/3) are very arid. In Italy it rains more (quantity) or at least the same as in France and the British isles. Why is that? Because Italy is a penisle in the Mediterranean sea.. Right in the middle of it and it is long. (Spain is square that implies more continenatlity and less rain, Greece canzone be rainy too but not as Italy.. Probably because Italy is more in the centre of the Mediterranean)

[@andreimihaesi]

@@g.c.2916 Grazie per la tua risposta! I have relatives in Napoli and it always amazes me how beautiful and green the lanscape is in that area even in summer. Anything can grow! I was saying that it's very interesting how normally the more south you go, the more arid it is and i dont think anywhere as south as Campania is that green in the Mediterranean! But if you have notices, the east coast, especially Puglia, is much more dry!

[@g.c.2916]

@@andreimihaesi Puglia is quite dry, yes. Probably for its location; its more near the balkans.. Squashed there and with just the small Adriatic and Ionan sea

[@fabtriziopiccioni3415]

No mediterranea area Is particular only the mediterranea country have this culture Italy Spain France tunisia Marocco Grecia this Is mediterraneo

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

I live in Podgorica, Montenegro's capital, which I believe has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate type. Just like a different commenter said over a year ago, dry summer and wet winter are considered so normal here that I was a little bit shocked we were the odd ones out lol. Also, tiny nitpick, but I've recently learned that some mountain areas in middle Washington and Oregon and inland southern California, as well as a few pockets in the Chilean and Argentine Andes have a super-rare Mediterranean type climate called cold-summer Mediterranean, which is just the weirdest shit ever, and I'd like to go to those areas myself to experience it for myself lol. Overall, despite being a denizen of the hot-summer Mediterranean climate type, I honestly believe that the climate type I'd enjoy living the most would be the closely related but slightly different warm-summer Mediterranean climate type. Lower chance of getting a heat stroke when going outside during the summer lol, but otherwise more-or-less the same weather patterns I'm already used to... plus, I hope a slightly higher chance of snow in the winter.

[@thephoenix3155]

My favourite climate to live in Csb.

[@Tab-pq4ug]

What is the software used to animate all illustrated shoots and maps? GIS or after effect?

[@Geodiode]

Adobe Creative Suite

[@bhavana6544]

Hi sir , Can you pls explain it more simply the exception san Francisco as to how it is diffrent .. do you mean that rains are missing there in winter due to cold currents ? Hence less moisture ?

[@Geodiode]

Yes, correct

[@SS-yj2le]

Actually, Turkey, Lebanon, and Israel are part of Asia. There are also pockets along mountain areas in other locations also have Mediterranean climates farther east into Asia.

[@amirk257]

I live in Algiers Algeria and I thought hot dry summers and cold wet winters were the norms everywhere except in the desert.

[@Jacob-bg3bl]

What a lot of people miss about the Mediterranean climate is that it can be very wet. Like on the redwood mountains of California, where rainfall can reach 70-100 inches.

[@materre1662]

Tangier in morocco is wetter than paris also

[@therisinggarden5928]

Th3HungryMan yup your right Mediterranean is often Seen a a dry climant because people judge it by its sunny summers while in reality it’s probably more wet than oceanic while here In the PNW we get rain everyday in starting Sep-Apr

[@thegreekstatue4503]

I get what you mean. Porto (Portugal) has dry summers, but apart from summer, in most of the year there are more than 100 milimeters of rain per month. If I’m not mistaken, December actually goes over 200 mm.

[@smashbrother8696]

Places like Seattle and Victoria being Csb and not Cfb really threw me for a loop

[@smashbrother8696]

GeoDiode I live in Vancouver right now and it’s kind of surprising to me how it’s so close to being solid oceanic that you can quite literally see it

[@InciniumVGC]

I wonder if the Olympic peninsula is a different climate they actually get a lot more rainfall than Seattle does.

[@sandiletembo1852]

Wine from Cape Town is one of the best

[@besses5271]

The best about this climate which is where I live (northwest tunisia) is that we get a decent snowfall every year which comes with pretty cold temperatures and when combined with a hot dry summer gives the best combo

[@Geodiode]

Cool! You must be up in the mountains.