what is the climetic condition of seven continent
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WEATHER ACROSS THE CONTINENTS. ... From largest to smallest in size the continents across the globe are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. Asia. A diverse climatic condition throughout the year in Asia could be attributed to its location on the globe.
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Australia
Australia features a moderate climatic variation but it witnesses some extreme changes as well. Towards the north is the monsoon belt with its limited seasonal change i.e. hot & dry and hot & wet. Here, the dry season is observed from April to September whereas the wet season stays from October to March. On the other hand, the southern part of continent sees cold winters and pleasant or warm summers which might get hot sometimes. The central area is often hot during day with chilly cold nights.
Africa
Africa is not much a favorite among travelers because of its killing dryness and flooding rains. East Africa has dry season from December to February/March and June to October whereas rain season is observed in between the two. Whereas, in west Africa, the dry season starts from October/November and stays till April/May. Moving towards southern Africa, it is hot from May to October and experiences rainfall from November to April. It is good to visit this continent during the cooler days i.e. from October to March.
Europe
Europe has extremes of hot and cold season. June to August, the continent seems to be stay busy with the crowd making the warm place get hotter. France and Italy are some of the few countries are almost closed and silent during August as people are out on their vacations. During December, locations like Prague or Paris seem to stay buy with Easter eggs, Christmas market and New Year parties. Scotland, Switzerland, Scandinavia are some beautiful places to visit in winter and enjoy the chilling snowfalls. Visiting summer destinations like Greece in winter can help you shop costly things at cheaper prices. May, June and September are the best months to visit Europe.
Antarctica
Antarctica is not in the love list of tourists but this exotic place has so much to offer. During the winter, continent is packed with ice resulting in extreme cold and round-the-clock darkness. November witnesses sunlight with warm summer season when ice bricks start melting and birds like penguins come out for courting and mating. Austral summer is experienced in December and January with 20 hours of sunlight.
South America
South America is a large continent influenced by ocean currents and winds, hence, quite a good variation can be observed in the climate but, generally it is hot and wet. On one hand, Amazon basin remains hot and wet with a temperature around 70 to 90 degree F whereas the Andes remain cold throughout the year. Gran Chaco in Argentina is said to have recorded the highest temperature of 110 degree F, in South America. And, Quibdo in Columbia is the wettest part with annual rainfall of about 350 inches.
North America
North America is the third largest continent in the world. It stretches between equator and the North Pole, thus, hosting a varied time table of weather. It hosts diverse climatic zones including ice packed Greenland, hot savanna and tropical rain forest. The interior region is crafted by desert and semi-arid climate cut off by westerly winds moving over the high mountains. North Alaska and north Canada experience subarctic climate. Generally, a temperate climate prevails in most of the region making this continent good for agriculture and living.
Asia
Location of Asia on the globe gives it a diverse climatic condition throughout the year. The southeast area remains moist whereas the interior generally stays dry. The western part of Asia is noticed to have extreme high temperature while monsoons are seen in eastern and southern areas because of the Himalayas. Siberia being the coldest place in Northern hemisphere leads to the formation of arctic air masses for N.America. Southwest section of Asia remains hot. It experiences the highest tropical cyclones somewhere in between Philippines and Japan.
Australia features a moderate climatic variation but it witnesses some extreme changes as well. Towards the north is the monsoon belt with its limited seasonal change i.e. hot & dry and hot & wet. Here, the dry season is observed from April to September whereas the wet season stays from October to March. On the other hand, the southern part of continent sees cold winters and pleasant or warm summers which might get hot sometimes. The central area is often hot during day with chilly cold nights.
Africa
Africa is not much a favorite among travelers because of its killing dryness and flooding rains. East Africa has dry season from December to February/March and June to October whereas rain season is observed in between the two. Whereas, in west Africa, the dry season starts from October/November and stays till April/May. Moving towards southern Africa, it is hot from May to October and experiences rainfall from November to April. It is good to visit this continent during the cooler days i.e. from October to March.
Europe
Europe has extremes of hot and cold season. June to August, the continent seems to be stay busy with the crowd making the warm place get hotter. France and Italy are some of the few countries are almost closed and silent during August as people are out on their vacations. During December, locations like Prague or Paris seem to stay buy with Easter eggs, Christmas market and New Year parties. Scotland, Switzerland, Scandinavia are some beautiful places to visit in winter and enjoy the chilling snowfalls. Visiting summer destinations like Greece in winter can help you shop costly things at cheaper prices. May, June and September are the best months to visit Europe.
Antarctica
Antarctica is not in the love list of tourists but this exotic place has so much to offer. During the winter, continent is packed with ice resulting in extreme cold and round-the-clock darkness. November witnesses sunlight with warm summer season when ice bricks start melting and birds like penguins come out for courting and mating. Austral summer is experienced in December and January with 20 hours of sunlight.
South America
South America is a large continent influenced by ocean currents and winds, hence, quite a good variation can be observed in the climate but, generally it is hot and wet. On one hand, Amazon basin remains hot and wet with a temperature around 70 to 90 degree F whereas the Andes remain cold throughout the year. Gran Chaco in Argentina is said to have recorded the highest temperature of 110 degree F, in South America. And, Quibdo in Columbia is the wettest part with annual rainfall of about 350 inches.
North America
North America is the third largest continent in the world. It stretches between equator and the North Pole, thus, hosting a varied time table of weather. It hosts diverse climatic zones including ice packed Greenland, hot savanna and tropical rain forest. The interior region is crafted by desert and semi-arid climate cut off by westerly winds moving over the high mountains. North Alaska and north Canada experience subarctic climate. Generally, a temperate climate prevails in most of the region making this continent good for agriculture and living.
Asia
Location of Asia on the globe gives it a diverse climatic condition throughout the year. The southeast area remains moist whereas the interior generally stays dry. The western part of Asia is noticed to have extreme high temperature while monsoons are seen in eastern and southern areas because of the Himalayas. Siberia being the coldest place in Northern hemisphere leads to the formation of arctic air masses for N.America. Southwest section of Asia remains hot. It experiences the highest tropical cyclones somewhere in between Philippines and Japan.
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