Mediterranean climate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Mediterranean climate
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In California, many homes and rentals don’t have air conditioning because it historically wasn’t needed thanks to the area’s Mediterranean climate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
With its Mediterranean climate and long beaches, Crimea is also a popular holiday destination for Russians in the summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Much of Italy enjoys a Mediterranean climate marked by hot summers and mild winters, which provide ideal conditions for sub-tropical fruit.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
With its Mediterranean climate, California receives most of its annual precipitation in just a few months, with the bulk of it falling from December to February.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Egypt’s wheat and barley never reached the Mediterranean climate at the Cape of Good Hope until European colonists brought them in 1652, and the Khoisan never developed agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
