World Map of Köppen−Geiger Climate Classification
Main climates
Precipitation
Temperature
updated with CRU TS 2.1 temperature and VASClimO v1.1 precipitation data 1951 to 2000
A: equatorial
B: arid
C: warm temperate
D: snow
E: polar
W: desert
S: steppe
f: fully humid
s: summer dry
w: winter dry
m: monsoonal
h: hot arid
F: polar frost
k: cold arid
T: polar tundra
a: hot summer
b: warm summer
c: cool summer
d: extremely continental
Af
Am
As
Cwb Cwc
Dfa
Aw
Dfb
BWk BWh
Dfc
Dfd
BSk
Dsa
BSh
Dsb
Dsc
Cfb
Dsd
Cfc
Csa
Csb
Csc
Cwa
EF
ET
Dwa Dwb Dwc Dwd
−160 −140 −120 −100 −80
90
Resolution: 0.5 deg lat/lon
Cfa
−60
−40
−20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
80
ET
EF
70
70
Dfd
ET
Dwd
Dsc
60
Version of April 2006
80
Dfc
Dfc
Dfc
50
Csb
Dfa
Cfb
Dfa
BSk
Dwc
Dfb
Dfb
40
60
Dwa
Csb
Cfb
Cfa
BWk
Csa
Csa
40
Cwa
ET
30
BWh
BSh
BWh
Aw
50
Dwb
BSk
BWh
BWh
Csa
20
30
Cfa
BSh
Cwa
Cwb
20
Aw
Am
Aw
Aw
10
BSh
Aw
Am
Am
10
Cwb
Aw
Am
Af
Am
0
As
Am
BWh
0
Af
Af
Af
Af
Aw
BSh
−10
Aw
−10
Aw
Cwa
Af
Af
BSh
Aw
−20
−20
BSh
BWk
Cwa
Cfa
BWk
BWh
−30
Cfa
−30
Csa
Csb
Csb
−40
BWh
Cwb
Cfb
Cfa
BSk
Csb
Cfb
Cfb
−40
Cfb
BSk
−50
−50
Cfc
ET
−60
−60
−70
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EF
−80
−80
−90
−160 −140 −120 −100 −80
−60
−40
−20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Kottek, M.,
J. Grieser, C. Beck,
B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel,
−70
2006: World Map of KöppenGeiger Climate Classification
updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263.