City Pairings

Dry-Summer Subarctic cities (Dsc)

Dsc is dry-summer subarctic: cold winters, cool short summers, and a dry warm season. Precipitation peaks when temperatures are lower.

3 cities in this zone on the atlas. January highs run from -19°C to -5°C; July highs from 13°C to 21°C (roster normals).

Largest roster city: Anchorage, Alaska ≈ Murmansk, Russia.

• Anadyr, Russia ≈ Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
• Anchorage, Alaska ≈ Murmansk, Russia
• Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada ≈ Arkhangelsk, Russia