ins ▁experience ▁remark ably ▁moder ate ▁temper atures ▁even ▁in ▁summer , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁Can ary ▁Current ▁off ▁its ▁Atlantic ▁coast . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁R if , ▁Middle ▁and ▁High ▁Atlas ▁Mountains , ▁there ▁exist ▁several ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁clim ates : ▁Mediter rane an ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁low lands , ▁giving ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁hum id ▁temper ate ▁climate ▁at ▁higher ▁elev ations ▁with ▁sufficient ▁mo ist ure ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁o aks , ▁m oss ▁car p ets , ▁jun ip ers , ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁fir ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁royal ▁con ifer ▁tree ▁en demic ▁to ▁Mor oc co . ▁In ▁the ▁valle ys , ▁fert ile ▁so ils ▁and ▁high ▁precip itation ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁thick ▁and ▁l ush ▁for ests . ▁Cloud ▁for ests ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁R if ▁Mountains ▁and ▁Middle ▁Atlas ▁Mountains . ▁At ▁higher ▁elev ations , ▁the ▁climate ▁becomes ▁al pine ▁in ▁character , ▁and ▁can ▁sust ain ▁ski ▁resort s . ▁ ▁S out heast ▁of ▁the ▁Atlas ▁mountains , ▁near ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁borders , ▁the ▁climate ▁becomes ▁very ▁dry , ▁with ▁long ▁and ▁hot ▁sum mers . ▁Ext reme ▁heat ▁and ▁low ▁mo ist ure ▁levels ▁are ▁especially ▁pron ounced ▁in ▁the ▁low land ▁regions ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Atlas ▁range ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rain ▁shadow ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁system . ▁The ▁sout he astern - most ▁port ions ▁of