A new climate similarity map compares global bioclimatic data against a defined Camelot climate profile across 16 bioclimatic variables from WorldClim, sorting every region on Earth into five similarity bands.
Read more: Where Camelot’s Climate Actually Exists on Earth
Canada looks like a country of snow and endless winter on the map, yet its six biggest cities land at the same latitude as London, Paris and even Florence.
Read more: Canada Is Much Further South Than Most Maps Suggest
Pick two cities at exactly 53°N latitude. One averages -22°C in January, the other barely dips below freezing at 2°C. Ocean currents can matter more than latitude when it comes to temperature.
Read more: The Gulf Stream Keeps Dublin 24°C Warmer Than Canadian Cities at the Same Latitude
Snow in Kenya? Australia? South Africa? This elevation-based world map shows exactly where regular snowfall happens around the world.
Read more: Countries with Regular Annual Snowfall Mapped
Most of the United States gets colder in winter than Victoria, British Columbia. This temperature comparison map shows exactly which American regions stay warmer than Canada’s mildest city.
Read more: Most of America Has Colder Winters Than Canada’s Warmest City
Two climate projection maps show exactly where America’s rainfall patterns will change by mid-century. Most regions will get wetter, but some will get drier, and certain areas face storms that dump enormous amounts of water in dangerously short periods.
Read more: Where Will It Rain More (and Less) by 2050?
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Asia reveal major reorganization from 1930 to 2099. Arctic tundra retreats along Siberian coast, subarctic zones contract, subtropical expands north in China, Himalayan and Tibetan cold zones shrink, and desert boundaries shift under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: How Asia’s Climates Are Shifting: Köppen-Geiger Maps from 1930 to 2099
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Europe reveal zones migrating hundreds of kilometers north from 1930 to 2099. Mediterranean climate expands into France and interior Iberia, subarctic retreats in Scandinavia, continental shifts northeast, and Alpine tundra vanishes from lower peaks under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: Europe’s Climate Zones Are Shifting North: Köppen-Geiger Maps from 1930 to 2099
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of New Zealand reveal mountain climate zones disappearing from 1930 to 2099. Cool-summer oceanic climate (Cfc) vanishes from North Island, tundra patches (ET) disappear from Southern Alps peaks, subarctic zones (Dfc) shrink dramatically, and cold steppe (BSk) contracts under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: New Zealand’s Shrinking Cool Climates: Köppen-Geiger Maps from 1930 to 2099
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Australia reveal desert expansion from 1930 to 2099. Hot desert (BWh) and steppe (Bsh) zones spread hundreds of kilometers toward Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. Habitable climate zones supporting population centers get compressed coastward under ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: Australia’s Expanding Deserts: Climate Maps from 1930 to 2099
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of the British Isles reveal mountain climate zones disappearing from 1930 to 2099. Tundra patches in the Grampians vanish by the 2070s, extreme cold zones disappear by the 2090s, and the Pennines lose their cool-summer classification entirely under the ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: Climate Zones of the British Isles
Köppen-Geiger climate maps of Canada reveal dramatic northward shifts from 1901-1930 to 2077-2099. Animated comparisons show tundra retreating to Arctic islands, subarctic zones moving hundreds of kilometers north, tree line advancing, and southern continental climates warming under the ssp2-4.5 scenario.
Read more: Canada’s Shifting Climate Zones: Köppen-Geiger Maps from 1930 to 2099
New Köppen-Geiger climate maps of the United States reveal dramatic shifts from 1901-1930 to 2077-2099. Watch animated comparisons showing how tundra retreats in Alaska, continental zones move north, and arid regions expand in the West under the ssp2-4.5 climate scenario.
Read more: How America’s Climate Zones Are Shifting