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Köppen climate classification

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Summary

Köppen climate classification is an effective climate classification[1]. It draws 26,132 Wikipedia views per month (effective climate classification category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Wladimir Köppen[3]
  • Named after: Wladimir Köppen[4], Rudolf Geiger[5]
  • Commons category: Köppen-Geiger[6]
  • Inception: 1884[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Köppen climate types[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Köppen[9]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2564[10]
  • Has part(s) of the class: category in the Köppen climate classification systems[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12], WikiProject Climate change[13]

Why It Matters

Köppen climate classification has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Wladimir Köppen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Köppen climate types
    Main wikidata property → P2564
    Topic has template → Template:Köppen
    Named after → Wladimir Köppen, Rudolf Geiger
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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