Fill in the Blanks Climate zonesOnline version Find out the characteristics of the different climate zones. by Miguel Angel Preciado Lopez 1 cold cold hot dry dry humid hot little wet snow cool hot mild mild Oceanic climate : it is in winter and in summer . There is a lot of rain all year round . Continental climate : it is in winter and in summer . There is less rain than in coastal area . Mediterranean climate : winters are and summer is and . Equatorial climate : it is hot and all year . Tropical climate : it is all year with a short season and a long season . Polar climate : it is most of the year . Alpine climate : it is very cold and windy . There is a lot of precipitation that fall as . Desert climate : there is precipitation .