Climate Zones
WorldPhysical EnvironmentThe Köppen climate classification is a widely used climate classification system. It divides climates into five main groups, each with multiple subtypes.
University of Melbourne; Peel MC, Finlayson BL, and McMahon TAA map depicts various climate zones across the globe, each marked with distinctive colors to represent different climatic conditions.
Tropical rain forests (A f), highlighted in dark green, are located in regions such as the Amazon Basin in South America, the Congo Basin in Central Africa, and Southeast Asia. Tropical monsoon climates (A m), shown in a yellow-green color, are found on the west coast of India, parts of Southeast Asia, and areas in Central and South America. Tropical savannas (A w), depicted in light green, span areas like central Brazil, central Africa, Myanmar, Vietnam, North East India, and northern Australia. Dry climates are represented by shades of brown and yellow. Tropical and subtropical hot deserts (B W h), in dark red, cover northern Africa Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mexico, and much of Australia. Midlatitude cold deserts (B W k), shown in light brown, are found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and China and parts of North America and South America, Tropical and subtropical hot steppes (B S h), colored in light yellow, are present in the Sahel region of Africa, parts of India, parts of south America, and northern and western Australia. Midlatitude cold steppes (B S k), marked in dark yellow, stretch across central Asia and the western North American Great Plains, parts in South America, Spain, and South Africa. Mesothermal climates are represented in shades of light blue, green, and purple. Humid subtropical climates (C f a), in light blue, are located in southeastern U S A, eastern China, Japan, southeast Australia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Humid subtropical climates with winter dryness (C w a), shown in teal, are found in parts of northern India and southeastern China, southern Africa, and parts of South America. Marine west coast climates (C f b, C f c), depicted in darker blue, occur in northwestern Europe and parts of outer America. Mediterranean climates (C s a, C s b), in brown, cover the Mediterranean Basin, parts of California, central Chile, and parts of Europe. Microthermal climates, marked in varying shades of purple and pink, include humid continental climates with hot summers (D f a, D w a) in northeastern U S A, eastern China, and Korea. Humid continental climates with mild summers (D f b, D w b), shown in light purple, span northeastern Europe, parts of Canada, and northern Japan. Subarctic climates with cool summers (D f c, D w c, D s c), in dark blue, are found in Siberia, parts of Canada, and Scandinavia. Subarctic climates with cold winters (D f d, D w d, D s d), in the darkest shade of purple, cover northern Siberia. Finally, polar and highland climates are represented by light and dark grey. Tundra climates (E T), in light grey, are located in the coastal regions of the Arctic, northern Alaska, northern Canada, and parts of Greenland. The darkest grey areas indicate ice cap climates (E F), covering the interior of Greenland and Antarctica.
Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | Sea Level to -200 | -201 to -2000 | -2001 to -3000 | -3001 to -4000 | -4001 to -5000 | Class | Rank | Value | Class | Rank | Value | Class | Rank | Percent | AES Deepwater Oil Plant TX USA | Baxter Wilson Oil Plant MS USA | Bayboro Oil Plant FL USA | Benning Oil Plant DC USA | Blue Lake Oil Plant MN USA | Bowline Point Oil Plant NY USA | Burlington Oil Plant CO USA | Burnside Combustion Turbines Generating Station Canada | Buzzard Point Oil Plant DC USA | Buzzard Roost Oil Plant SC USA | Canal Oil Plant MA USA | Chillicothe Oil Plant MO USA | Cleary Flood Oil Plant MA USA | Commonwealth Chesapeake Oil Plant VA USA | Courtney Bay Oil Power Plant Canada (Shutdown) | Croydon CT Generating Station Oil Plant PA USA | Dalhousie Oil Power Station Canada | Darbytown Oil Plant VA USA | DeBary Oil Plant FL USA | Delaware Generating Station Oil Plant PA USA | Devon Station Oil Plant CT USA | Edgewater Oil Plant OH USA | ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery Oil Plant TX USA | Fermi Oil Plant MI USA | Frederickson Oil Plant WA USA | G E Turner Oil Plant FL USA | Gerald Andrus Oil Plant MS USA | Gravel Neck Oil Plant VA USA | Hay Road CCGT Power Plant DE USA | Holtsville Oil Plant NY USA | Holyrood Thermal Generating Station Canada | Honolulu Oil Plant HI USA | Indian River Oil Plant FL USA | Intercession City Oil Plant FL USA | Jones Street Oil Plant NE USA | Kalaeola Cogen Plant Oil Plant HI USA | Kemper County Oil Plant MS USA | Lagoon Creek Oil Plant TN USA | Lincoln Combustion Oil Plant NC USA | Maalaea Oil Plant HI USA | Manatee Oil Plant FL USA | Marshalltown Oil Plant IA USA | Martin Oil Plant FL USA | McKee Run Oil Plant DE USA | McManus Oil Plant GA USA | Miami Wabash Oil Plant IN USA | Middletown Oil Plant CT USA | Millbank OCGT Generating Station Canada | Millinocket Mill Oil Plant ME USA | Montville Station Oil Plant CT USA | Myrtle Beach Oil Plant SC USA | Newington Oil Plant NH USA | North Pole Oil Plant AK USA | Northeast Oil Plant MO USA | Northport Oil Plant NY USA | Northside Generating Station Oil Plant FL USA | Oakland Power Plant Oil Plant CA USA | Oswego Harbor Power Oil Plant NY USA | P L Bartow Oil Plant FL USA | Panda Brandywine LP Oil Plant MD USA | Parkdale Oil Plant TX USA | Point Beach Oil Plant WI USA | Port Everglades Oil Plant FL USA | Potter Station 2 Oil Plant MA USA | PPL Shoreham Energy LLC Oil Plant NY USA | PSEG Albany Generating Station Oil Plant NY USA | Richmond Generating Station Oil Plant PA USA | Riviera Oil Plant FL USA | Roseton Generating Station Oil Plant NY USA | Schuylkill Generating Station Oil Plant PA USA | Sherman Avenue Oil Plant NJ USA | Spirit Mound Oil Plant SD USA | Stony Brook Oil Plant MA USA | Suwannee River Oil Plant FL USA | Thomas Fitzhugh Oil Plant AR USA | Tufts Cove Oil Generating Station Canada | Turkey Point Oil Plant FL USA | Vienna Operations Oil Plant MD USA | Wading River Oil Plant NY USA | Waiau Oil Plant HI USA | Warren Oil Plant PA USA | Werner Oil Plant NJ USA | West Springfield Oil Plant MA USA | Wilson Oil Plant GA USA | |
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