UK Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification Maps at 1 km Resolution, 1901–2080

1901–2080 gridded climate classification data at 1 km resolution underlies an assessment of UK habitat exposure to climate change. The dataset consists of predicted Köppen-Geiger climate types based on past observed and future modelled climate data. It was produced by the Environmental Information Data Centre and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat exposure to climate change based on predicted Köppen-Geiger climate types.
• Assessing coverage of plant monitoring schemes across climate exposure gradients.
• Analyzing spatial and temporal shifts in climate zones from 1901 to 2080.
• Validating climate model projections using historical Köppen-Geiger classifications.

Strengths

• High spatial resolution of 1 km grid cells.
• Long temporal coverage from 1901 to 2080, including future projections.
• Data is linked to a peer-reviewed assessment (Wilson & Pescott, 2023 in press).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Spatially explicit classifications based on past observed and future modelled climate data.

Time Range

1901–2080

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 07:33:31.554605; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, including the Isle of Man