▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west : ▁a ▁coast al ▁zone , ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Ser ra ▁do ▁Mar , ▁and ▁then ▁three ▁plate aus , ▁each ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁other , ▁until ▁the ▁Par an á ▁River ▁is ▁reached . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification , ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁the ▁east ▁coast , ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁C fa ▁climate ▁type , ▁with ▁the ▁remainder ▁being ▁C fb . ▁Although ▁studies ▁officially ▁state ▁the ▁C fa ▁climate ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁coast . ▁To ▁the ▁north west ▁the ▁tr end ▁is ▁approaching ▁the ▁a ▁high land ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁( C wa ) ▁as ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo : ▁reduction ▁of ▁ra ins ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fro st s ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁trans itory ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁plate au ▁to ▁a ▁climate ▁with ▁winter ▁war mer ▁and ▁less ▁ra iny . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁stay ▁longer ▁on ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁tropical ▁air ▁masses ▁than ▁other ▁regions ▁( or ▁Aw ▁in ▁the ▁front ier ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁even ▁war mer ). ▁Species ▁such ▁as ▁Bar ir í ▁pal m ▁( C oc os ▁sp .) ▁begin ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁those ▁found ▁in ▁Central ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁EC MW F ▁model ▁allows ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁clim atic ▁types ▁because ▁virtual ▁stations ▁are ▁included ▁and ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁clim ates ▁with ▁dry ▁seasons ▁( A w ▁and ▁C wa ) ▁so ▁appear