Warm-temperate climate
Index plants
Chinquapins (Castanopsis sp.), Oaks (Quercus sp.)
Averate temperature
Warmer average temperature under the conditon of the lowest temperature in the coldest month is more than -3 °C (27 °F) and less than 18 °C (64 °F)
North/South altitude
Southern part of 35 - 66.5 ° latitude
Overview
Four seasons in a year. Climax forest is composed of evergreen broad-leaved trees but deciduous broad-leaved trees are dominant in colline zones by anthropogenic disturbances.
Distribution of warm-temperate climate in modern Japan. It distributes along the coastal area at the central Honshu island by the influence of warm sea currents.
Flora
Climate (Lateral)
- Tropical
- Subtropical
- Warm-temperate
- Intermediate-temperate
- Cool-temperate
- Boundary between cool-temperate and subarctic
- Subarctic
- Polar