Continental Climate: Dry Interiors with Extreme Seasons

The climate most typical of landlocked interior regions with very little precipitation is the continental climate. Characteristics include:

• Large seasonal temperature swings: hot summers, cold winters.
• Low annual precipitation (often rain, snow, or sleet).
• Found in central North America (e.g., U.S. Great Plains, Canadian Prairies), central Asia (Russia, China), and parts of Eastern Europe.