<P> Taiga is the world 's largest land biome , making up 29 % of the world 's forest cover . The largest areas are located in Russia and Canada . The taiga is the terrestrial biome with the lowest annual average temperatures after the tundra and permanent ice caps . Extreme winter minimums in the northern taiga are typically lower than those of the tundra . The lowest reliably recorded temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were recorded in the taiga of northeastern Russia . The taiga or boreal forest has a subarctic climate with very large temperature range between seasons , but the long and cold winter is the dominant feature . This climate is classified as Dfc , Dwc , Dsc , Dfd and Dwd in the Köppen climate classification scheme , meaning that the short summer ( 24 h average 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) or more ) lasts 1 -- 3 months and always less than 4 months . In Siberian taiga the average temperature of the coldest month is between − 6 ° C ( 21 ° F ) and − 50 ° C ( − 58 ° F ) . There are also some much smaller areas grading towards the oceanic Cfc climate with milder winters , whilst the extreme south and ( in Eurasia ) west of the taiga reaches into humid continental climates ( Dfb , Dwb ) with longer summers . The mean annual temperature generally varies from - 5 ° C to 5 ° C ( 23 ° F to 41 ° F ) , but there are taiga areas in eastern Siberia and interior Alaska - Yukon where the mean annual reaches down to - 10 ° C ( 14 ° F ) . According to some sources , the boreal forest grades into a temperate mixed forest when mean annual temperature reaches about 3 ° C ( 37 ° F ) . Discontinuous permafrost is found in areas with mean annual temperature below 0 ° C , whilst in the Dfd and Dwd climate zones continuous permafrost occurs and restricts growth to very shallow - rooted trees like Siberian larch . The winters , with average temperatures below freezing , last five to seven months . Temperatures vary from − 54 ° C to 30 ° C ( - 65 ° F to 86 ° F ) throughout the whole year . The summers , while short , are generally warm and humid . In much of the taiga , - 20 ° C ( - 4 ° F ) would be a typical winter day temperature and 18 ° C ( 64 ° F ) an average summer day . </P>
<P> Taiga is the world 's largest land biome , making up 29 % of the world 's forest cover . The largest areas are located in Russia and Canada . The taiga is the terrestrial biome with the lowest annual average temperatures after the tundra and permanent ice caps . Extreme winter minimums in the northern taiga are typically lower than those of the tundra . The lowest reliably recorded temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were recorded in the taiga of northeastern Russia . The taiga or boreal forest has a subarctic climate with very large temperature range between seasons , but the long and cold winter is the dominant feature . This climate is classified as Dfc , Dwc , Dsc , Dfd and Dwd in the Köppen climate classification scheme , meaning that the short summer ( 24 h average 10 ° C ( 50 ° F ) or more ) lasts 1 -- 3 months and always less than 4 months . In Siberian taiga the average temperature of the coldest month is between − 6 ° C ( 21 ° F ) and − 50 ° C ( − 58 ° F ) . There are also some much smaller areas grading towards the oceanic Cfc climate with milder winters , whilst the extreme south and ( in Eurasia ) west of the taiga reaches into humid continental climates ( Dfb , Dwb ) with longer summers . The mean annual temperature generally varies from - 5 ° C to 5 ° C ( 23 ° F to 41 ° F ) , but there are taiga areas in eastern Siberia and interior Alaska - Yukon where the mean annual reaches down to - 10 ° C ( 14 ° F ) . According to some sources , the boreal forest grades into a temperate mixed forest when mean annual temperature reaches about 3 ° C ( 37 ° F ) . Discontinuous permafrost is found in areas with mean annual temperature below 0 ° C , whilst in the Dfd and Dwd climate zones continuous permafrost occurs and restricts growth to very shallow - rooted trees like Siberian larch . The winters , with average temperatures below freezing , last five to seven months . Temperatures vary from − 54 ° C to 30 ° C ( - 65 ° F to 86 ° F ) throughout the whole year . The summers , while short , are generally warm and humid . In much of the taiga , - 20 ° C ( - 4 ° F ) would be a typical winter day temperature and 18 ° C ( 64 ° F ) an average summer day . </P>
what climate type is associated with a coniferous or boreal forest biome
what climate type is associated with a coniferous or boreal forest biome
Dfc , Dwc , Dsc , Dfd and Dwd in the Köppen climate classification scheme
Dfc , Dwc , Dsc , Dfd and Dwd in the Köppen climate classification scheme