Koeppen-Geiger climate zone data provides a global classification of regions based on relative heat and humidity throughout the year. The system, first published in 1884 and continuously developed, uses updated high-resolution maps as its source. Functions are provided to return the climate zone for a given longitude and latitude or a United States zip code.
Use Cases
- Classify a location's climate zone based on longitude and latitude coordinates mentioned in the description
- Determine the climate zone for a United States location based on zip code functionality described
- Assess uncertainty in climate zone assignment near boundaries using the provided CZUncertainty() function
- Visualize and explore climate zone shifts over time using the referenced animated maps and digital data
Strengths
- Based on updated, high-resolution Koeppen-Geiger climate zone maps
- Provides functions for coordinate-based and U.S. zip code-based lookup
- Includes an interactive Shiny app for exploration
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- Data sourced from updated high-resolution maps published by F. Rubel and colleagues, referenced in the description.
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from scientific climate modeling and mapping efforts.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Applicable to all of the Earth's surface.