Why some desert are in cold places. like vancouver?

Question

Why some desert are in cold places. like vancouver?

Answer 1

It's not the temperature that defines a desert but the lack of moisture.

Answer 2

Vancouver isn't cold and it's not a desert. A desert is defined by the amount of precipitation it gets, not it's temperature.

Answer 3

It's the amount of rainfall, or should I say, the lack of rainfall.  San Diego, California is concidered desert, but it's lush with green and very much alive.

Answer 4

Vancouver is in a rain belt, hardly desert conditions. If you move up into the interior of BC however you will find areas that exhibit desert appearances.

Answer 5

Vancouver is not a desert ! It's rained almost the entire month of November, and today we're getting a huge dump of snow !