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desert climate

arid climate subtype in the Köppen climate classification system
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Summary

desert climate is a category in the Köppen climate classification systems[1]. It draws 4,726 Wikipedia views per month (category in the k ppen climate classification systems category, ranking #6 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: arid[3], dry climate[4]
  • Part of: Köppen climate classification[5]
  • Commons category: Arid climate[6]
  • Said to be the same as: arid[7]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000378[8]
  • Code: BW[9]

Why It Matters

desert climate has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 282xHU
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