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