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Subarctic climate

Köppen Code: Dfc
D : Cold (continental)
f : Without dry season
c : Cold summer


View Index of Climate Classification Types

Cold (continental) without dry season, cold summer.

The coldest month averaging below 0 °C (32 °F) and 1–3 months averaging above 10 °C (50 °F).

No significant precipitation difference between seasons.

Related climatic classifications
DfaHot-summer humid continental climate
DfbWarm-summer humid continental climate
DfdExtremely cold subarctic climate
DsaHot, dry-summer continental climate
DsbWarm, dry-summer continental climate
DscDry-summer subarctic climate
DwaMonsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
DwbMonsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate
DwcMonsoon-influenced subarctic climate
DwdMonsoon-influenced extremely cold subarctic climate


A selection of mineral localities found in this climate zone.

Martin Lake mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Koberg Zinc Mine, Gåsgruvan ore field, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Alakurtti pegmatite, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Niobec mine, Saint-Honoré carbonatite complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
Handöl, Åre, Jämtland County, Sweden
Silver Bear mine (Terra mines; North mine; Terra Mining and Exploration Company mine), Camsell River area, Northwest Territories, Canada
Ace deposit, Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd. mines, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada
Kutemajärvi mine, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Jokisivu (Kujankallio), Huittinen, Satakunta, Finland
Gåsgruvan Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit), Raahe, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Thierry Mine, Kapkichi Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Pestsovye Keivy, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Olenitsa River, White Sea Coast, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Lac des Iles Mine, Lac des Iles Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Pershyttan ore field, Nora, Ă–rebro County, Sweden
Snip Mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Shebandowan Mine, Hagey Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Klinker prospect, Vernon, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
 
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