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The climate of the ecoregion is Subarctic climate, without dry season (Köppen climate classification Subarctic climate (Dfc)). This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1-3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F)) and cold, snowy winters (coldest month below −3 °C (26.6 °F)). [5] [6] Precipitation averages 200 - 400 mm/year. [1]
Climate data for Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) WMO ID : 71936; coordinates 62°27′46″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46278°N 114.44028°W / 62.46278; -114.44028 ( Yellowknife Airport ) ; elevation: 205.7 m (675 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942
[1] The perpetually warm, wet climate makes these environments more productive than any other terrestrial environment on Earth and promotes explosive plant growth. [2] A tree here may grow over 23 m (75 ft) in height in just 5 years. From above, the forest appears as an unending sea of green, broken only by occasional, taller "emergent" trees.
According to the Siegmund/Frankenberg climate classification, subtropical is one of six climate zones in the world. [ 9 ] Leslie Holdridge defined the subtropical climates as having a mean annual biotemperature between the frost line or critical temperature line, 16 °C to 18 °C (depending on locations in the world), and 24 °C. [ 10 ]
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As a social rather than political region, the Canadian North is often subdivided into two distinct regions based on climate, the near north and the far north. The different climates of these two regions result in vastly different vegetation, and therefore very different economies, settlement patterns and histories.
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Climate charts provide an overview of the climate in a particular place. The letters in the top row stand for months: January, February, etc. The bars and numbers convey the following information: The blue bars represent the average amount of precipitation (rain, snow etc.) that falls in each month.