The desert biome elevation is relatively low since they tend to lie in valleys or flatlands.

They can be subdivided into dry, cold, shrub, and coastal desert.Temperatures vary, especially for high elevation deserts, from a blazing 111 F to a 0. the average precipitation level is About 8-13 cm a year.

There are different temperature ranges for different types of deserts. The average temperature of the hot desert ranges from 20 to 25 C, but its extreme maximum temperature ranges from 43.5 to 49 C. The average temperatures of the cold desert in winter ranges from -2 to 4 C, whilst in the summer it ranges from 21 to 26 C.