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List of cities with a continental climate

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This is a list of cities that are classified as having a continental climate under the Köppen climate classification. The list is sorted by location. For a list of cities that is sorted by climate classification, see List of cities by Köppen climate classification.

Africa

Algeria Setif1 (Dsa)

Morocco Imilchil1 (bordering Cfb)

Asia

Afghanistan Chaghcharan (Dsb) Fayzabad1 (Dsa bordering Csa) Ghazni (Dsa bordering BSk) Maidan Shar (Dsb) Puli Alam (Dsa)

Armenia Gyumri Jermuk (Dsb bordering Dfb) Kapan Sisian Vanadzor Yerevan (bordering BSk)

Azerbaijan Qabala1 (bordering Cfa) Shamakhi1 (Dsa bordering Csa)

China

Georgia Akhaltsikhe1

South Ossetia Tskhinvali1 (disputed with Georgia)

India Badrinath1 (bordering Cfb) Dras (Dsb bordering Dfb)

Iran Abali (Dsb) Arak1 (Dsa bordering BSk) Ardabil1 (bordering BSk) Hamadan1 (Dsa bordering BSk) Saqqez1 (Dsa) Sardasht1 (Dsa) Tabriz1 (Dsa bordering BSk) Urmia1 (bordering BSk)

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek1 (Dsa) Jalal-Abad1 (Dsa) Kara-Balta (Dsa) Karakol Osh1 (Dsa)

Mongolia Baruunturuun (bordering Dwc) Darkhan Kharkhorin Sükhbaatar

North Korea

Russia

South Korea

Tajikistan Isfara1 (Dsa) Istaravshan1 (Dsa) Konibodom1 (Dsa) Panjakent1 (Dsa) Roghun (Dsb)

Turkey

Uzbekistan Chirchiq1 (Dsa bordering Csa)

Europe

Albania Pogradec1

Andorra Canillo1 El Pas de la Casa1 (bordering Dfc)

Austria Baden bei Wien1 (bordering Cfb) Eisenstadt1 (bordering Cfb) Innsbruck1 (bordering Cfb) Klagenfurt1 Klösterle1 Krems an der Donau1 Landeck1 Villach Wiener Neustadt1

Belarus Barysaw Brest1 Gomel Grodno Minsk Pinsk Vitebsk

Bosnia and Herzegovina Goražde1 Istočno Sarajevo1 Livno1

Bulgaria Pazardzhik1 (bordering Cfa) Pernik1 Pleven1 Ruse1 (bordering Cfa) Smolyan1 (Dsb) Sofia1 (bordering Cfa/Cfb) Veliko Tarnovo1 Vidin1 (bordering Cfa) Vratsa1

Croatia Gospić1

Czech Republic

Estonia Hiiumaa1 Pärnu Saaremaa1 Tallinn Tartu

Finland Åland1 Hämeenlinna Helsinki Kouvola Kuopio (bordering Dfc) Lahti (bordering Dfc) Lappeenranta Pori Tampere (bordering Dfc) Turku

France Chamonix1 Mouthe1 Saint-Véran1 (bordering Dfc)

Germany

Greece Aetomilitsa1 Kato Vermio1 Samarina1

Hungary Békéscsaba1 Debrecen1 (bordering Cfa/Cfb) Eger1 Kecskemét1 (bordering Cfa/Cfb) Miskolc1 Nyíregyháza1 Szeged1 (bordering Cfa/Cfb) Szombathely1 (bordering Cfb) Szolnok1 (bordering Cfa)

Italy Belluno1 (bordering Cfb) Bruneck Cortina d'Ampezzo Rhêmes-Notre-Dame1 [2] Rocca di Mezzo1 (bordering Cfb) Toblach

Kazakhstan Oral (bordering BSk)

Kosovo Pristina1 (disputed with Serbia)

Latvia Daugavpils Jelgava1 Liepāja1 Riga1

Liechtenstein Schaan1 (bordering Cfb)

Lithuania Kaunas Klaipėda1 Šiauliai1 Vilnius

Moldova Bălți Briceni Chișinău1 Comrat1

Transnistria Tiraspol1 (disputed with Moldova)

Montenegro Pljevlja1 Žabljak1

North Macedonia Berovo1 [3] Bitola1

Norway Bodø1 (bordering Dfc) Drammen Hamar Lillehammer (bordering Dfc) Oslo1 Sarpsborg1 Steinkjer1 Trondheim1

Poland

Romania

Russia

Serbia Nova Varoš1 Subotica1 Zaječar1

Slovakia Banská Bystrica1 Košice1 Nitra1 (bordering Cfa/Cfb) Prešov1 Trenčín1 Trnava1 Žilina1

Slovenia Lendava1 (bordering Cfb) Murska Sobota1

Spain Puerto de Navacerrada1 (Dsb bordering Csb)

Sweden

Switzerland Gstaad La Brévine (bordering Dfc) La Chaux-de-Fonds1 Poschiavo1

Ukraine

North America

Canada

United States

Midwest

Northeast

South

Southwest

Northwest

Oceania

Australia Falls Creek1, Victoria (bordering Dfc) Kiandra1, New South Wales (bordering Cfb) Mount Buller1, Victoria (bordering Cfb/Cfc/Dfc) Perisher Valley1, New South Wales (bordering Cfb/Cfc/Dfc)

South America

Argentina Alto Río Senguer1, Chubut Province (Dsb bordering BSk/Csb/Csc/Dsc) Las Leñas1, Mendoza Province (Dsb) Puente del Inca1, Mendoza Province (Dsb bordering Csb)

Notes ^1The climate is continental if the 0 °C coldest-month isotherm is used, but it is temperate if the -3 °C isotherm is used.

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