Editing Temperate climate (section)

=== Subpolar zone ===
These are temperate climates that compared to the subtropics are on the poleward edge of the temperate zone. Therefore, they still have four marked seasons including a warmer one, but are far more influenced by the polar zones than any other but the very polar climates ([[tundra]] and [[ice cap climate]]).

==== Subpolar oceanic and cold subtropical highland climates (Cfc, Cwc) ====
Areas with subpolar oceanic climates feature an oceanic climate but are usually located closer to polar regions. As a result of their location, these regions tend to be on the cool end of oceanic climates. Snowfall tends to be more common here than in other oceanic climates. Subpolar oceanic climates are less prone to temperature extremes than [[subarctic climate]]s or [[continental climate]]s, featuring milder winters than these climates but still with similar summers.{{cn|date=February 2024}} This variant of an oceanic climate is found in parts of coastal [[Iceland]], the [[Faroe Islands]], parts of [[Scotland]], northwestern coastal areas of [[Norway]] such as [[Lofoten]] and reaching to 70° north on some islands, uplands near the coast of southwestern Norway, the [[Aleutian Islands]] of [[Alaska]] and northern parts of the [[Alaskan Panhandle]], some parts of Southern [[Argentina]] and Chile (though most regions are still classified as continental subantarctic), and a few highland areas of [[Tasmania]], the [[Australian Alps]] and [[Southern Alps]] of [[New Zealand]].{{cn|date=February 2024}} This type of climate is even found in tropical areas such as the Papuan Highlands in Indonesia. Cfc is the categorization for this regime. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures exceeding 20°C (68 °F) are exceptional weather events in the most maritime of those locations impacted by this regime.{{cn|date=February 2024}} In some parts of this climate, temperatures as high as 30°C (86°F) have been recorded on rare occasions, while temperatures as low as {{Convert|-15|C|F}} have still been recorded on rare occasions.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

A cold variant of the monsoon-influenced subtropical highland climate similar to subpolar oceanic climates occurs in small areas in the Chinese provinces of [[Sichuan]] and [[Yunnan]], and parts of the [[Altiplano]] between [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]] and [[Chile]], where summers are sufficiently short to be ''Cwc'' with fewer than four months over {{convert|10|C|F}} due to the high altitudes at these locations.<ref  name="Peel 2007">{{cite journal |last1=Peel |first1=Murray C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=Brian L. |last3=McMahon |first3=Thomas A. |title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |date=11 October 2007 |volume=11 |issue=5 |pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/file/index/docid/298818/filename/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf |access-date=5 December 2022 |language=en |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[El Alto, Bolivia]], is one of the few confirmed towns that features this variation of the subtropical highland climate.
==== Cold summer mediterranean climates (Csc) ====
Cold summer mediterranean climates (''Csc'') are present in high-elevation areas around coastal ''Csb'' climate areas, where the strong maritime influence prevents the average winter monthly temperature from dropping below 0&nbsp;°C. Despite the maritime influence, they are classified alongside other mediterranean climates in the Köppen classification rather than oceanic climates like subtropical highland climates due to the opposite rainfall pattern. This climate is rare and is predominantly found in climate fringes and isolated areas of the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] and [[Andes|Andes Mountains]], as the dry-summer climate extends further poleward in the Americas than elsewhere.<ref>{{cite book|title=Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation|last1=McKnight|first1=Tom L|last2=Hess|first2=Darrel|publisher=Prentice Hall|year=2000|isbn=978-0-13-020263-5|location=Upper Saddle River, NJ|chapter=Climate Zones and Types|chapter-url-access=registration|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/physicalgeographmckn|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/physicalgeographmckn}}</ref>