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Most of northern Canada has sub -arctic or arctic climates, with
long cold winters lasting eight to eleven months, short sunny
summers, and little precipitation. In contrast, the populated south
has a variety of climates.
Cool summers and mild winters prevail along the Pacific coast of
British Columbia. Mean temperatures range from about 4° c (39°F) in
January to 16°C (61°F) in July, the smallest range in the country.
In Ontario and Québec, especially near the Great Lakes and along the
Saint Lawrence river, the climate is less severe than in western
Canada.
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The northwest and the prairies are the driest areas.
The windward mountain slopes are exceptionally wet; the protected
slopes are very dry. Thus, the west coast gets about 150 to 300
centimeters (60 to 120 inches) of rain annually; the central prairie
area, less than 50 centimeters (20 inches); the flat area east of
Winnipeg, 50 to 100 centimeters (20 to 40 inches); and the Maritime
provinces, 115 to 150 centimeters (45 to 60 inches). The annual
average number of days of precipitation ranges from 252 along
coastal British Columbia, to 100 in the interior of the province |
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