Biomes help describe the environments in a Minecraft world. Their climate, surface rules, mobs and terrain details vary. Choose an edition to inspect its registered definitions, with legacy and technical entries identified separately.
How to use this collection
Climate values are dimensionless game parameters. Natural mobs are possible biome spawn entries. Registered definitions include marked legacy or technical biomes and are not a count of every environment encountered in one new world.
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Category
Overworld
Badlands
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Bamboo Jungle
Overworld biome with temperature 0.95 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.95
- Downfall
- 0.9
Beach
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
Birch Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.6 and downfall 0.6.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.6
- Downfall
- 0.6
Cherry Grove
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.8
Cold Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Dappled Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.6 and downfall 0.6.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.6
- Downfall
- 0.6
Dark Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.7 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.7
- Downfall
- 0.8
Deep Cold Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Deep Dark
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
Deep Frozen Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Deep Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Desert
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Dripstone Caves
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
Eroded Badlands
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Flower Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.7 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.7
- Downfall
- 0.8
Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.7 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.7
- Downfall
- 0.8
Frozen Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.0 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0
- Downfall
- 0.5
Frozen Peaks
Overworld biome with temperature -0.7 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- -0.7
- Downfall
- 0.9
Frozen River
Overworld biome with temperature 0.0 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0
- Downfall
- 0.5
Grove
Overworld biome with temperature -0.2 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- -0.2
- Downfall
- 0.8
Ice Spikes
Overworld biome with temperature 0.0 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0
- Downfall
- 0.5
Jagged Peaks
Overworld biome with temperature -0.7 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- -0.7
- Downfall
- 0.9
Jungle
Overworld biome with temperature 0.95 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.95
- Downfall
- 0.9
Lukewarm Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Lush Caves
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Mangrove Swamp
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.9
Meadow
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.8
Mushroom Fields
Overworld biome with temperature 0.9 and downfall 1.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.9
- Downfall
- 1
Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Old Growth Birch Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.6 and downfall 0.6.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.6
- Downfall
- 0.6
Old Growth Pine Taiga
Overworld biome with temperature 0.3 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.3
- Downfall
- 0.8
Old Growth Spruce Taiga
Overworld biome with temperature 0.25 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.25
- Downfall
- 0.8
Pale Garden
Overworld biome with temperature 0.7 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.7
- Downfall
- 0.8
Plains
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
River
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Savanna
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Savanna Plateau
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Snowy Beach
Overworld biome with temperature 0.05 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.05
- Downfall
- 0.3
Snowy Plains
Overworld biome with temperature 0.0 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0
- Downfall
- 0.5
Snowy Slopes
Overworld biome with temperature -0.3 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- -0.3
- Downfall
- 0.9
Snowy Taiga
Overworld biome with temperature -0.5 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- -0.5
- Downfall
- 0.4
Sparse Jungle
Overworld biome with temperature 0.95 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.95
- Downfall
- 0.8
Stony Peaks
Overworld biome with temperature 1.0 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 1
- Downfall
- 0.3
Stony Shore
Overworld biome with temperature 0.2 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.2
- Downfall
- 0.3
Sulfur Caves
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
Sunflower Plains
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.4.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.4
Swamp
Overworld biome with temperature 0.8 and downfall 0.9.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.8
- Downfall
- 0.9
Taiga
Overworld biome with temperature 0.25 and downfall 0.8.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.25
- Downfall
- 0.8
Warm Ocean
Overworld biome with temperature 0.5 and downfall 0.5.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.5
Windswept Forest
Overworld biome with temperature 0.2 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.2
- Downfall
- 0.3
Windswept Gravelly Hills
Overworld biome with temperature 0.2 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.2
- Downfall
- 0.3
Windswept Hills
Overworld biome with temperature 0.2 and downfall 0.3.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.2
- Downfall
- 0.3
Windswept Savanna
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Wooded Badlands
Overworld biome with temperature 2.0 and downfall 0.0.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 2
- Downfall
- 0
Climate parameters
Temperature and downfall are game parameters. Temperature is not a real-world thermometer reading, and downfall is not the probability of rain. Precipitation also depends on the biome's rules and local conditions. Compare the recorded values without treating them as a weather forecast.
Mobs and terrain details
Natural-mob lists describe the biome's spawn entries. Spawning still depends on rules such as light, space and position. Structure encounters and events can add mobs beyond those lists. Terrain features name decoration or generation entries rather than guaranteeing each feature at every coordinate.
Surface materials
The surface field uses the selected edition's recorded rules. It lists possible materials, rather than one exact vertical layer order for every location. Terrain shape and additional generation rules can change what is visible.
Registered and legacy definitions
The collection includes registered biome definitions. Legacy, variant and technical entries should not be mistaken for separate environments that all appear naturally in a newly generated world. Read the generation note and section before planning a survival search.
Edition coverage
Java and Bedrock names and definitions do not match one for one. Verified equivalent names share an entry, while distinct native definitions remain separate. Empty fields mean a detail is not recorded for that edition. The images show representative environments rather than a seed or a promised structure location.
FAQ
Is downfall the chance of rain?
No. It is a biome climate parameter. The precipitation rules and world conditions also matter.
Will every listed biome generate naturally?
The collection retains registered definitions, including marked legacy and technical entries. Read their generation notes before searching a normal world.
Does a listed mob always spawn there?
No. Its spawn conditions must also be met, and additional encounters can come from structures or events.
