Minecraft:Biome

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Minecraft contains many different biomes that can be traveled to. Some examples, from left to right, are forest, badlands, deep ocean, grove, cherry grove, and warped forest.

A biome is a region in a world with distinct geographical features, plants, Minecraft:mobs, temperatures, humidity levels, colors, and more. Biomes separate every generated world into different environments, such as forests, deserts, and oceans.

The biome of a location is determined during Minecraft:world generation rather than by the current environment, even if all blocks in a large area are altered to imitate the terrain of other biomes.

Existing biomes can be located with the Template:Cmd command. Template:IN, the Template:Cmd command can be used to change the biome in a selected area.

List of biomes

Biome types

Template:IN, there are 65 different biome types: 54 for the Minecraft:Overworld, 5 for Minecraft:the Nether, and 5 for Minecraft:the End, plus one used only for a superflat preset. Template:IN, there are 87 biome types: 54 for the Overworld, 5 for the Nether, 1 for the End, and 27 unused.

On this page, for convenience of description and reading, the biomes in Overworld are divided into 8 categories, which are not official.

Overworld

Template:Anchor Offshore biomes

These biomes are used for the generation of oceans and mushroom fields. They are large, open biomes made almost entirely of Minecraft:water going up to Y=63, with underwater relief on the sea floor, such as small mountains and plains, usually including gravel, dirt, and sand. Squid and fish spawn frequently in the water, and dolphins spawn in non-frozen oceans. Regular hostile mobs can spawn at rare dry grounds, while drowned and sometimes zombie nautilus jockeys spawn underwater. Shipwrecks and underwater ruined portals are found in all ocean biomes, and ocean ruins may spawn with stone bricks in regular and colder oceans, or sandstone in lukewarm oceans.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Ocean	Template:Anchor The basic ocean biome, a vast body of water with occasional grassy islands. Like its colder variants, its floor is largely made up of gravel, covered with Minecraft:kelp and Minecraft:seagrass. However, small patches of dirt, sand and Minecraft:clay can also appear. Cod and salmonTemplate:Only can spawn here alongside dolphins, squid, and nautiluses.	File:Ocean.png
Deep ocean	Template:Anchor In deep ocean biomes, the ocean can exceed 30 blocks in depth, making it twice as deep as the normal ocean. The ground is mainly covered with gravel and kelp can grow much higher. Ocean monuments generate in deep oceans, where guardians, elder guardians, Minecraft:prismarine, and Minecraft:sponges can be found.	File:Deep Ocean.png
Warm ocean	Template:Anchor A variant of the ocean biome with light teal water at the surface. Like the lukewarm ocean, it has a floor made of Minecraft:sand and like all oceans, it is populated with seagrass, but without kelp. Pufferfish and tropical fish spawn here alongside dolphins, squid, and nautiluses, while cod and salmon do not spawn. Unlike other ocean biomes, warm oceans allow for the generation of coral reefs and sea pickles. It is the only ocean biome that does not have a deep equivalent, but the terrain in this biome can reach the same depth as deep oceans.	File:Warm Ocean.png
Lukewarm ocean	Template:Anchor A variant of the ocean biome, with light blue water at the surface. Its floor is made of sand with an occasional patch of dirt or clay. Kelp and seagrass generates here. Unlike the warm ocean biome, cod and salmonTemplate:Only can spawn here, together with pufferfishTemplate:Only and tropical fish. Dolphins, squid, and nautiluses may also spawn.	File:Lukewarm Ocean.png
Deep lukewarm ocean	Template:Anchor Similar to the lukewarm ocean biome, but twice as deep. Because they are a deep ocean variant, they can generate ocean monuments.	File:Deep Lukewarm Ocean.png
Cold ocean	Template:Anchor A variant of the ocean biome, with dark blue water at the surface. Like regular oceans and frozen oceans, its floor is made up of gravel, though occasional patches of dirt can be found. Kelp and seagrass generates here. Salmon, cod and nautiluses can spawn in cold ocean biomes alongside squid and dolphins.Template:Only	File:Cold Ocean.png
Deep cold ocean	Template:Anchor Similar to the cold ocean biome, but twice as deep. Like other deep oceans, ocean monuments can generate here.	File:Deep Cold Ocean.png
Frozen ocean	Template:Anchor A variant of the ocean biome with dark indigo water at the surface. Like the cold ocean, it has a gravel seabed and squid swimming about. However, the water's surface is frequently broken up by patches of Minecraft:ice and large icebergs, consisting of packed ice and blue ice, and occasionally topped with snow blocks and Minecraft:snow.Template:Only Strays, polar bears, rabbits,Template:Only and nautiluses can spawn here, but dolphins can't. Salmon and codTemplate:Only may also spawn here.	File:Frozen Ocean.png
Deep frozen ocean	Template:Anchor Like the frozen ocean biome, but twice as deep. There are no patches of ice on the surface or low enough temperatures for snowfall, instead icebergs are floating standalone in the dark indigo water. Ocean monuments can generate here.	File:Deep Frozen Ocean.png
Mushroom fields	Template:Anchor This rare biome consists of a mostly flat island and has Minecraft:mycelium as its surface. Mushroom fields are always adjacent to a deep ocean and isolated from other biomes, ranging in size from only tens of blocks to thousands. It is one of the few biomes where huge mushrooms can generate naturally, and where Minecraft:mushrooms can grow in full sunlight. No mobs other than mooshrooms, bats,Template:Only and glow squid spawn naturally in this biome, including the usual night-time hostile mobs. This also applies to caves, mineshafts and other dark structures, meaning exploring underground is safe. However, mobs can still spawn through other means than the regular spawn cycle, such as monster spawners and wandering traders. Phantoms cannot spawn Template:In.	File:Mushroom Fields.png

Highland biomes

Template:See also Highland biomes are biomes with a higher Y-level. Rugged terrain and snow-covered peaks appear above the snow line.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Jagged peaks	Template:Anchor One of the three biomes that only generate in the peaks of a mountain. This biome is found in taller and more jagged and pointy peaks that often pass the clouds and can peak at Y=256. It is covered by a single layer of snow blocks with stone underneath often exposing ores such as coal, iron and emerald. Just like the snowy slopes, stone cliffs can generate in some sides of the mountain. Goats spawn in this biome. Polar bears and rabbits may also spawn here and strays appear at night or during thunderstorms.Template:Only Pillager outposts can generate here with tall foundations.	File:Jagged Peaks.png
Frozen peaks	Template:Anchor Similar to the jagged peaks, but the snow block cover is varied with packed ice and occasional small blobs of Minecraft:ice. Like jagged peaks, mobs that aspawn here include goats, polar bears, rabbits, and strays.Template:Only This biome usually generates in smoother and less jagged mountains compared to the jagged peaks biome. Pillager outposts can generate here.	File:Frozen Peaks.png
Stony peaks	Template:Anchor The stony peaks are a warmer variation of peak biomes that generate in warmer regions, without snowfall. It is mainly covered by stone with large strips of Minecraft:calcite and exposed ores. No passive mobs spawn here, and pillager outposts can generate.	File:Stony Peaks.png
Meadow	Template:Anchor The meadow is an elevated grassy biome found in plateaus near mountain ranges. It is filled with patches of almost every type of Minecraft:flower and turquoise-green short grass and tall grass. Rarely, a lone oak or birch tree can generate and always has a bee nest. Sheep, donkeys and rabbits are the only passive mobs that spawn in this biome. Pillager outposts and plains villages commonly generate here.	File:Mountain Meadows.png
Cherry grove	Template:Anchor Cherry groves are grassland plateaus with a lot of short grass, tall grass and, instead of the traditional dandelion and poppy flowers, the ground is covered with pink petals. The main environmental feature of the cherry grove are cherry trees identified by their striking pink color and leaf particles filling the atmosphere. The cherry trees may generate densely enough to create a cover of leaves. Sheep, Minecraft:pigs and rabbits are the only passive mobs that spawn in this biome.	File:Cherry Grove.png
Grove	Template:Anchor The grove creates a forest of spruce trees beneath the colder mountain peaks when near a forested biome. It is quite reminiscent of the snowy taiga, but the surface is covered with snow blocks and patches of powder snow instead of grass blocks. Rabbits, wolves and foxes can spawn in this biome.	File:Grove.png
Snowy slopes	Template:Anchor The snowy slopes generate beneath the colder mountain peaks and are covered with multiple layers of snow blocks and powder snow, with some sides also having stone cliffs. Goats spawn in this biome alongside rabbits and polar bears.Template:Only Strays may also spawn here at night and during thunderstorms.Template:Only This is the only mountain biome where igloos can generate.	File:Snowy Slopes 1.18.png
Windswept hills	Template:Anchor A highland biome with some steep hilltops and an occasional oak or spruce tree Template:In. The terrain is usually flat, but sometimes hilly and shattered. This is one of the few biomes where llamas can spawn naturally. Snowfall also occurs above certain heights, rarely creating snow layers on the top of the hills. Windswept hills are one of six biomes where emerald ore and infested stone can be found naturally. Cold Minecraft:animal variants may also spawn here.	File:Windswept Hills.png
Windswept gravelly hills	A variant of the windswept hills mostlyTemplate:Only or almost entirelyTemplate:Only covered in Minecraft:gravel with occasional patches of grass and stone blocks. In Java Edition, spruce and oak trees can generate here but due to the low amount of grass, the population is sparse. Cold animal variants and llamas may spawn on the rare grass blocks.	File:Gravelly Mountains.png
Windswept forest	Template:Anchor This variant is found when windswept hills are located next to forested biomes. It does not generate stone patches, so the floor is entirely covered by grass blocks, and there are more spruce and oak trees, forming small forests with a lower tree density than other forest biomes. Cold animal variants and llamas may spawn here.	File:Wooded Mountains.png

Woodland biomes

Woodland biomes are rich in plants with a variety of trees, Minecraft:flowers and grasses.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Forest	Template:Anchor A common biome with many oak and birch trees and a fair amount of short grass, Minecraft:mushrooms and Minecraft:flowers. The ground beneath the trees is covered with leaf litter. Wolves can spawn in this biome.	File:Forest.png
Flower forest	Template:Anchor This forest variant has fewer trees but contains nearly every type of flower and tall plant in the game. Wolves do not spawn in the flower forest, although rabbits spawn occasionally. Bee nests have a higher chance to generate in this biome.	File:Flower Forest.png
Taiga	Template:Anchor A biome covered by a forest of spruce trees. Ferns, large ferns and sweet berry bushes grow commonly on the forest floor. One can find packs of wolves here, along with small groups of foxes, rabbits or cold Minecraft:animal variants. Pillager outposts, taiga villages, and trail ruins can generate here.	File:Taiga.png
Old growth pine taiga	Template:Anchor A biome composed of spruce trees, much like the standard taiga biome. However, many trees are 2×2 thick and taller than normal, with few leaves at the top resembling pines. Mossy cobblestone boulders appear frequently, mushrooms are common, and Minecraft:podzol can be found on the forest floor. There are also patches of coarse dirt that do not grow grass, with some dead bushes. Wolves, foxes and cold animal variants can spawn here, as they do in normal taiga biomes. Rabbits may also spawn here.Template:Only	File:Giant Tree Taiga.png
Old growth spruce taiga	Template:Anchor At first glance, this biome may look almost exactly the same as its pine tree counterpart. However, the most striking feature of this biome is its giant spruce trees, which are almost entirely covered with leaves unlike the trees in the old growth pine taiga which only have leaves at the top. Like the old growth pine taiga, wolves, foxes, cold animal variants, and rabbitsTemplate:Only spawn here. Trail ruins can generate here.	File:Giant Spruce Taiga.png
Snowy taiga	Template:Anchor A hybrid of the normal taiga and the snowy plains. Ferns and large ferns generate commonly, however sweet berry bushes generate more rarely than in the normal taiga. Template:IN, taiga villages with snowy villagers and pillager outposts can generate here. Wolves, foxes, rabbits and cold animal variants can spawn here. One may also find an igloo nestled between the trees.	File:Snowy Taiga.png
Birch forest	Template:Anchor A forest that is solely made of birch trees. The grass has an aqua color, and unlike the regular forest, no wolves spawn in this biome. Minecraft:Wildflowers cover the ground and give the biome a slight yellow tint.	File:Birch Forest.png
Old growth birch forest	Template:Anchor Birch trees grow much taller than usual in this variant of the birch forest biome. Whereas normal birch trees grow up to 7 blocks tall, these trees can grow up to 13 blocks in height. It is one of the few biomes where trail ruins can generate.	File:Tall Birch Forest.png
Dark forest	Template:Anchor This biome is mainly composed of dark oak trees, which create a mostly closed roof of leaves. Oak trees, birch trees, and huge mushrooms can also be found occasionally, and the ground is covered with leaf litter. Trees in this forest are so densely packed that areas are dark enough for hostile mobs to spawn, even during the day. Woodland mansions can generate here.	File:Dark Forest.png
Pale garden	Template:Anchor A rarer variation of the dark forest biome found on higher grounds, where the dark oak trees are replaced with pale oak trees, with lots of pale hanging moss. Patches of pale moss blocks and pale moss carpets cover much of the ground, and Minecraft:eyeblossoms dot the landscape. The sky, foliage, and water in this biome are gray and desaturated, and no music plays inside the biome. Gray fog with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals is extremely dense and obstructs almost all view. Some of the pale oak trees may have a creaking heart hidden within them, which spawns a creaking at night. Like dark forests, hostile mobs can spawn even at day under the dark trees and woodland mansions generate here.	File:Pale Garden.png
Jungle	Template:Anchor A dense forested biome that includes many different plants and features. Jungle trees and mega jungle trees are common, with the mega trees having 2x2 thick trunks and possibly growing up to 31 blocks in height. Fancy oak trees are also common, and jungle bushes often cover much of the forest floor. Ferns and large ferns are found commonly, and Minecraft:vines are found growing and hanging on most types of blocks. Additionally, cocoa can also grow on the sides of jungle trees. Minecraft:Melons can generate here in patches, similar to pumpkins, although they are much more common. Single shoots of Minecraft:bamboo can be found scattered throughout the biome. The foliage in the jungle is a bright, lush green color. Ocelots, parrots, pandas, and warm Minecraft:animal variants can spawn in this biome. Jungle pyramids and trail ruins generate here.	File:Jungle.png
Sparse jungle	Template:Anchor In contrast to the wild and overgrown vegetation of the jungle biome, the sparse jungle consists of small jungle and oak trees, and jungle bushes that are spaced out and isolated, creating a much more open environment. Parrots, ocelots, and pandas can still spawn in the sparse jungle.Template:Only Wolves can also spawn in this biome along with warm animal variants.	File:Jungle Edge.png
Bamboo jungle	Template:Anchor In this jungle biome, large areas of the landscape are covered with massive amounts of Minecraft:bamboo. The ground consist of Minecraft:podzol underneath the densely packed bamboo. Additionally, mega jungle trees, fancy oak trees, and jungle bushes can also generate here. Pandas have a much higher chance to spawn here than the other jungle biomes, making this the best place to find them. Ocelots,Template:Only parrots, and warm animal variants are also able to spawn. Jungle pyramids can generate here.Template:Only	File:Bamboo Jungle.png

Wetland biomes

Wetland biomes are rivers, swamps and beaches. They have a large amount of water resources. Rivers separate other biomes; beaches generate as a transition between the ocean and land.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
River	Template:Anchor A biome that consists of water blocks that form an elongated, curving shape. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with ocean biomes, but sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. Rarely, they can have no connection to an ocean, instead forming a loop, or ending in a swamp or far inland. On the landside, or rare occasions where rivers generate entirely dry, the grass has a dull aqua tone, and trace amounts of oak trees and firefly bushes tend to generate there. Rivers are also a reliable source of Minecraft:clay and sand. Drowned, squid, cod, and salmon spawn underwater. Template:IN, no other mobs can spawn through the spawn cycle, even common hostile mobs.	File:River.png
Frozen river	Template:Anchor A river with a layer of Minecraft:ice covering its surface, generating when a river goes through snowy biomes. Salmon spawn underwater while rabbitsTemplate:Only and polar bearsTemplate:Only spawn on the surface. At night and during thunderstorms, drowned can spawn below the ice with straysTemplate:Only and skeletons on the surface. Template:IN, no other hostile mobs can spawn here.	File:Frozen River.png
Swamp	Template:Anchor A biome characterized by a mix of flat areas around sea level, and shallow pools of green water with floating lily pads. Clay, sand, and dirt are commonly found at the bottom of these pools. Oak trees are covered with Minecraft:vines and can be found growing out from the water, and Template:In, huge mushrooms also generate. Minecraft:Mushrooms, firefly bushes, dead bushes, and sugar canes are abundant, and blue orchids grow exclusively here. Frogs of the temperate variant can spawn here as well. Swamp huts with a black cat and a Minecraft:witch generate exclusively in swamps, and fossils are rarely found underground. Slimes also spawn naturally at night and during thunderstorms, most commonly on full moons, and some skeletons are replaced by bogged. Green volumetric fog and underwater fog is much denser than in other biomes.	File:Swamp.png
Mangrove swamp	Template:Anchor A warmer variant of the swamp, characterized by a dense foliage, featuring plenty of mangrove trees of varying heights. The floor is mainly composed of Minecraft:mud blocks with occasional grass patches. The grass has the same color as in the normal swamp but leaves and vines have a unique light green tint and the water is teal rather than gray. Warm frogs often spawn in this biome. Slimes also spawn naturally at night and during thunderstorms, most commonly on full moons, and some skeletons are replaced by bogged. Fossils generate underground, but swamp huts do not.	File:Mangrove Swamp.png
Beach	Template:Anchor Generated where oceans meet land biomes, beaches are primarily composed of Minecraft:sand. Buried treasures can be found under few blocks of sand, and an occasional shipwreck can also generate here. Passive mobs other than Minecraft:turtles do not spawn on beaches.	File:Beach.png
Snowy beach	Template:Anchor Like a regular beach, one can find plenty of sand in this biome and buried treasures can be found underground in this snowy beach. However, sand is covered in a layer of Minecraft:snow. Snowy beaches are found when a snowy biome borders a frozen ocean biome. No passive mobs other than rabbitsTemplate:Only spawn in this biome, and shipwrecks occasionally generate on land.	File:Snowy Beach.png
Stony shore	Template:Anchor This stone-covered biome generates at shores with low erosion values, usually close to mountains. Depending on the height of the nearby land, stony shores may generate as medium slopes or huge cliffs, its tops tall enough to be covered by snow even when near warmer biomes.<ref name="MC-240697" /> No passive mobs spawn here. Buried treasures can generate here.Template:Only Strips of Minecraft:gravel can sometimes be found here.	File:Stone Shore.png

Flatland biomes

These biomes have a wide view because less trees spawn here and the terrain usually does not contain mountains or cliffs, although hills and plateaus are common. They also have a higher number of passive mob spawns.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Plains	Template:Anchor A grassy biome with rolling hills and few oak trees, as well as many flowers and grasses. Villages and pillager outposts are common. Cave openings, lava lakes and waterfalls are easily identifiable due to the unobstructed terrain. Passive mobs are easily found in plains biomes; this biome is also one of the few biomes where Minecraft:horses and donkeys spawn naturally. Hostile zombie horses spawn rarely at night as zombie horsemen.	File:Plains.png
Sunflower plains	Template:Anchor A fairly uncommon variation of the plains, this biome is the only place where Minecraft:sunflowers naturally generate. Template:IN, plains villages and pillager outposts can generate here.	File:Sunflower Plains.png
Snowy plains	Template:Anchor A variant of plains entirely covered with Minecraft:snow, and freezing water. There are few spruce trees in this biome, and less grass and flowers generate compared to regular plains. No animal mobs other than rabbits and polar bears can spawn; however, it is one of the few biomes where strays and zombie horsemen spawn at night. Template:IN, this biome does not spawn any other monsters except skeletons. Snowy villages, pillager outposts, and igloos can generate here.	File:Snowy Plains.png
Ice spikes	Template:Anchor A rare variation of the snowy plains biome that features large spikes and glaciers of packed ice. Usually, the spikes are 10 to 20 blocks tall, but some long, thin spikes can reach over 50 blocks in height. The floor in this biome is entirely covered in snow blocks instead of grass, and ice patches made of packed ice can generate on it. Like the regular snowy plains, no animal mobs other than rabbits and polar bears can spawn and strays appear at night or during thunderstorms.	File:Ice Spikes.png

Arid-land biomes

In these biomes, it neither rains nor snows. The surface is covered with sparse vegetation.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Desert	Template:Anchor A barren biome consisting mostly of Minecraft:sand dunes, dead bushes, dry grass, and cacti. Minecraft:Sandstone and sometimes Minecraft:fossils are found underneath the sand. The only passive mobs that spawn naturally in deserts are gold/creamy rabbits and camels. At night and during dry thunderstorms, Minecraft:husks, parched, and camel husk jockeys usually spawn in the place of normal zombies and skeletons. The biome is rich in structures, including desert villages, desert wells, desert pyramids, and pillager outposts.	File:Desert.png
Savanna	Template:Anchor A relatively flat and dry biome with a dull-brown grass color and acacia trees scattered around the biome, though oak trees may generate occasionally. Tall grass covers the landscape. Savanna villages can generate in this biome, constructed of acacia wood, and pillager outposts also generate. Minecraft:Horses, armadillos and warm Minecraft:animal variants can naturally spawn here, and it is one of the only biomes with rare zombie horsemen. Llamas may also spawn here.Template:Only	File:Savanna.png
Savanna plateau	Template:Anchor This biome generates when a normal savanna biome spawns at high altitudes and near mountains. It is mostly indistinguishable from the standard savanna, with the main differences being the fact that llamas and wolves can spawn. Villages and pillager outpost do not generate.	File:Savanna Plateau.png
Windswept Savanna	Template:Anchor In contrast to the mostly flat and calm terrain of the savanna biome, this uncommon variant generates chaotic terrain, with gigantic mountains covered in coarse dirt and some patches of stone. The mountains in the windswept savanna are extremely steep, sometimes jutting out at 90-degree angles and there are floating islands and overhangs. On top of that, they can reach heights comparable to the mountain peak biomes, sometimes rising above the clouds. Massive waterfalls and lavafalls are quite common, and lakes can also generate. Horses, armadillos and warm animal variants can still spawn in the windswept savanna, as well as zombie horsemen and llamas.Template:Only	File:Windswept Savanna.png
Badlands	Template:Anchor An uncommon mountainous and desertic biome composed of layers of Minecraft:terracotta and stained terracotta on higher grounds. Red sand covers this in valleys, with occasional cacti, dead bushes, and dry grass. Armadillos are the only mobs that can be found here. Mineshafts generate at a higher altitude than normal, allowing them to be exposed to the surface, and have dark oak planks instead of oak planks. Gold ore also generates more frequently.	File:Badlands.png
Wooded badlands	Template:Anchor On higher altitudes, the wooded badlands have layers of coarse dirt and grass blocks, and forests of small oak trees with leaf litter. The lower parts don't generate the oak forests, exposing terracotta and red sand to the sky. The color of the grass and leaves is a dull green-brown hue, giving it a dried and dead appearance. Armadillos can spawn here during the day, and wolves and warm Minecraft:animal variants can spawn on the wooded plateaus.	File:Wooded Badlands Plateau.png
Eroded badlands	Template:Anchor This rare variant generates unique terrain features that are similar to the structures in Utah's Bryce Canyon. Tall and narrow spires of colorful Minecraft:terracotta rise out of the floor of the canyon, which like all other badlands variants, is covered in red sand. Armadillos are the only passive mobs that can be found here.	File:Eroded Badlands.png

Cave biomes

These biomes generate inside Minecraft:caves in the Overworld. They are mostly found underground but can sometimes leak out of cave entrances.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Deep dark	Template:Anchor A dimly lit cave biome that generates deep underground mostly within the Minecraft:deepslate layer under mountains. It is largely Minecraft:sculk blocks 1 block thick upon all surfaces, with frequent sculk sensors and occasional sculk shriekers, the latter of which can directly summon a Minecraft:warden. Large structures known as ancient cities can generate here, containing chests with unique loot. No mobs spawn here from the natural spawn cycle.	File:Deep Dark.png
Dripstone caves	Template:Anchor These are caves filled with dripstone blocks and pointed dripstone both hanging as stalactites and growing from the ground as stalagmites and small Minecraft:water wells of 1×1 in the ground. Large dripstone clusters structures generate occasionally inside these caves. Copper ore blobs found in this biome are much bigger compared to other biomes. Drowned and rarely zombie nautiluses can spawn in aquifers.	File:Dripstone Caves.png
Lush caves	Template:Anchor Lush caves are often found underground below azalea trees. These caves are covered by moss blocks, moss carpets, short grass and Minecraft:azalea bushes on the floors. On the ceiling, vines and cave vines with glow berries grow down and light up the caves, and spore blossoms grow and spore particles. There are also shallow lakes with Minecraft:clay where dripleaf plants grow out of them and axolotls spawn, making this the only biome where they can spawn. Tropical fish can also spawn inside the aquifers in a lush cave.	File:Lush Caves.png
Sulfur cavesTemplate:Upcoming	Template:Anchor A biome composed of Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar blocks, as well as potent sulfur in water pools that inflicts the Nausea effect. Sulfur cubes can spawn here. Sulfur springs generate at the surface, indicating there are sulfur caves below.	File:Sulfur Caves.png

The Void

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
The VoidTemplate:Only	Template:Anchor Can be accessed only through Single Biome world selection or The Void superflat preset. In a single biome world, the landscape consists of stone, as well as water and bedrock depending on the generator type. In the superflat preset, the world is completely empty except for a stone start platform. No mobs from the regular spawn cycle spawn here, and it does not rain.	File:The Void.png

The Nether

Minecraft:The Nether is considered a different Minecraft:dimension. All biomes in this dimension are hot and dry, and it is not possible to place Minecraft:water; Minecraft:ice can still be placed, though it does not turn into water upon melting. Lava oceans are generated as a Minecraft:feature and are therefore not considered a separate biome.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Nether wastes	Template:Anchor The Nether wastes is the most common biome in the Nether. The terrain mainly consists of Minecraft:netherrack, with Minecraft:glowstone clusters growing and lava leaking from the ceiling and Minecraft:gravel and soul sand lining its shores. Most of the Nether’s mobs can spawn here, including ghasts, zombified piglins, magma cubes, striders, Minecraft:piglins, and the occasional Minecraft:enderman.	File:Nether.png
Soul sand valley	Template:Anchor The soul sand valley mainly consists of soul sand, basalt and soul soil. Notable features of the biome are exposed Nether fossils in various shapes and sizes, large amounts of Minecraft:lava, blue fog, large spires made of Minecraft:basalt, soul fire, and the occasional Nether fortress or bastion remnant. Ghasts and skeletons are common in this biome while endermen are rare. Striders can spawn here as well. This is the only place to find dried ghasts naturally.	File:Soul Sand Valley.png
Crimson forest	Template:Anchor The crimson forest consists of many huge crimson fungi, which act as the "trees" of this biome. The huge fungi often generate with weeping vines hanging from them, and Minecraft:shroomlights which light up the landscape. The floor is mostly covered with crimson Minecraft:nylium, with occasional patches of bare Minecraft:netherrack or Nether wart blocks. Crimson roots, crimson fungus, and occasionally warped fungus grow on the ground. Small patches of Nether wart blocks and weeping vines can also be found growing on the ceiling. Hoglins, Minecraft:piglins, zombified piglins, and striders can spawn in this biome.	File:Crimson Forest.png
Warped forest	Template:Anchor The warped forest consists of many huge warped fungi, which act as the "trees" of this biome. The huge fungi often generate with Minecraft:shroomlights, which light up the landscape. Twisting vines grow throughout the biome in patches. The floor is mostly covered with warped Minecraft:nylium, with occasional patches of bare Minecraft:netherrack or warped wart blocks. Warped roots, warped fungus, Nether sprouts, and occasionally crimson fungus grow on the ground. Endermen and striders are the only mobs that spawn in this biome. The biome emits out a magenta-purple fog upon entry.	File:Warped Forest.png
Basalt deltas	Template:Anchor A gray biome, the basalt deltas are said to be the remnant of ancient volcanic eruptions.Template:Citation needed The ground consists of Minecraft:basalt and Minecraft:blackstone blocks, with small patches of Minecraft:netherrack and pools of Minecraft:lava. The shape of the terrain is chaotic and uneven, making it somewhat difficult to traverse and build on. Unlike the other biomes in the Nether, bastion remnants do not generate in basalt deltas. When this biome borders a lava ocean, clusters of basalt form near the coast. Fog is colored light-gray and particles of dust can be seen falling from the ceiling upon entry. Magma cubes have a high spawn rate in this biome, making the basalt deltas the best place to farm magma cream. This biome also contains a much higher abundance of blackstone compared to other Nether biomes. Ghasts and striders can spawn in this biome as well.	File:Basalt Deltas.png

The End

Minecraft:The End is considered a different dimension. The terrain consists of end stone islands of varying sizes, floating in the void. They use five different biomes Template:In, or all use the End Template:In, with no terrain differences.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
The End	Template:Anchor This biome is used to generate the circle of radius 1000 centered at the 0,0 coordinates in Minecraft:the End. The End central island is generated at the center of this circle, and it's surrounded by a complete vacuum all the way to the edge of the biome. Most of the End features are exclusive to that island, including the ender dragon, the obsidian pillars, the End crystals, the 5×5 spawn platform, the exit portal and the 20 central End gateways. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome. It does not rain or snow in this biome unlike the other low-temperature biomes. The outer islands in the End can be accessed using End gateways after the ender dragon has been defeated. Template:IN, this biome is instead the biggest, as it is used to generate the whole dimension. If the biome is used for a superflat world, the sky appears nearly black and an ender dragon spawns at the 0,0 coordinates in the Overworld. Only endermen spawn at night.	File:The End.png
Small End islandsTemplate:Only	Template:Anchor Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the empty expanse between the larger islands, populated by the smaller, circular islands. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome.	File:Small End Islands.png
End midlandsTemplate:Only	Template:Anchor Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the gradual slope from the hilltops of each island down to the cliffs around the edge. End cities generate here, but chorus trees do not. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome.	File:End Midlands.png
End highlandsTemplate:Only	Template:Anchor Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the hilltops of each island, and is the only biome in the End where both chorus trees and End cities generate. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome.	File:End Highlands.png
End barrensTemplate:Only	Template:Anchor Generates as part of the outer islands of the End. This biome represents the outer rims of each island, with steep cliffs below the edge. Neither End cities nor chorus trees generate in this biome. Large amounts of endermen spawn in this biome.	File:End Barrens.png

Unused biomes

These biomes have been completely removed from the game Template:In. Template:IN, they still exist in the code, but do not generate and can only be found in old worlds. Most biomes were removed from the generator because the terrain was the only difference with their regular biome variant.

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Legacy frozen ocean	Similar to the frozen ocean biome, but without icebergs, it was completely flat. Because they were a frozen ocean variant, they could spawn polar bears and strays, but not dolphins. Unlike the regular frozen ocean, polar bears, drowned, squid, salmon, cod, rabbits, skeletons and strays were the only mobs that spawn here. Kelp also generated here. This biome doesn't generate naturally from Pocket Edition Alpha 0.9.0 onward. When Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.4.0 introduced the new frozen ocean, this biome was not removed or replaced by the new frozen ocean, although the id name changed from frozen_ocean to legacy_frozen_ocean.	File:Legacy Frozen Ocean.png
Desert lakes	In this biome, patches of water were more common, and the terrain was slightly more rough. Although desert wells could be found, desert pyramids, villages and outposts did not generate in this biome.	File:Desert Lakes.png
Mountain edge	Similar to the sparse jungle biome, the mountain edge used to generate exclusively at the edge of windswept hills biomes in order to smooth the transition between biomes. This biome had lots of trees, similar to windswept forests. While the terrain was lower and gentler in nature, some areas might reach high enough to be covered by snow. This biome doesn't generate naturally from Pocket Edition v0.9.0 alpha and Java Edition 1.7.2 onward.	File:Mountain Edge.png
Deep warm ocean	Similar to the warm ocean biome, but without coral reefs or sea pickles, and twice as deep. Because they were a deep ocean variant, they could generate ocean monuments. The deep warm ocean did not naturally generate in any non-snapshot or non-beta version.	File:Deep Warm Ocean.png
Hills	Hills biomes were generated as small spots scattered throughout certain biomes. This included: Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink Most hills were gentle rolling slopes on which the usual biome terrain generated, with some sharper cliffs here and there. Snowy mountains had a lower chance of spawning passive mobs during world generation than other biomes (7% versus 10%). Swamp hills and dark forest hills generated as 'modified' biomes instead of hills biomes, making them slightly rarer but also bigger in size. Tall birch hills generated as 'modified hills' biomes, which made them even rarer than modified biomes. Tall birch hills had much more mountainous terrain than most hills biomes.	File:Giant Tree Taiga Hills.png File:Desert Hills.png File:Jungle Hills.png File:Snowy Mountains.png File:Tall Birch Hills.png
Giant spruce taiga hills	Giant spruce taiga hills were a special case. Template:IN, the game code sets the values setBaseHeight and setHeightVariation to define a "hilly" biome, but used the same values as for its non-hill variant (Template:Abbr), meaning there was absolutely no terrain difference between the two biomes. Template:IN, this biome did generate as a much hillier version of the giant spruce taiga, even more mountainous than regular hills biomes. However, the giant spruce taiga hills used the same trees as the giant tree taiga hills (with leaves only at the top), making this biome very similar to the giant tree taiga hills.	File:Giant Spruce Taiga Hills.png
Badlands plateau	Badlands plateaus generated as actual biomes in badlands biomes, and were flattened at the top, much like real-life plateaus. They came to rest at an elevation of about 20 to 30 blocks above sea level. One may discover the entrance to a mineshaft within the tall slopes of a badlands plateau. With the new terrain generation in Caves & Cliffs: Part II, the regular badlands biome also featured these plateaus and this biome became redundant.	File:Badlands Plateau.png
Shattered savanna plateau	The terrain of the shattered savanna plateau biome was much less tame than its normal counterpart. It featured incredibly large and steep mountains that jut out of the terrain, similar to the Template:Abbr biome, albeit slightly smaller and gentler in comparison. Template:IN, the grass and foliage color was lush green (the same color as in mushroom fields), making it easily distinguishable from the regular shattered savanna.	File:Shattered Savanna Plateau.png
Modified wooded badlands plateau	This biome featured grass and oak trees on top of plateaus, much like its counterpart. However, the plateaus that generated here were generally smaller, allowing far less foliage to be generated. The terrain was more erratic, and could be compared to that of the similar modified badlands plateau biome, having an old and eroded appearance. Eroded badlands generated instead of desert alongside this biome.	File:Modified Wooded Badlands Plateau.png
Modified badlands plateau	Compared to the average badlands plateau, the modified badlands plateau featured more variable terrain and smaller plateaus, as if a larger plateau was weathered down over time. It was the second-rarest biome in the game, after the modified jungle edge.	File:Modified Badlands Plateau.png
Mushroom field shore	Mushroom field shores represented the transition between mushroom fields and the ocean, forming long strips between the biomes as a "beach", hence the name. However, it did not generate if the ocean biome was a deep ocean. This biome also generated when a river met a mushroom fields biome, similar to what frozen rivers did in snowy plains. The terrain of this biome was much more flat and shallow than the main mushroom fields biome, though it contained many of the same features, such as a mycelium surface layer, huge mushrooms and lack of hostile mobs, but shipwrecks and buried treasures could generate hereTemplate:Only. Because the terrain was the only difference with the regular mushroom fields biome, this biome became redundant after Caves & Cliffs: Part II.	File:Mushroom Field Shore.png
Gravelly mountains+	The gravelly mountains+ had exactly the same terrain and features as the regular Template:Abbr. Template:IN, the regular gravelly mountains did not have any trees, but this biome did, making it slightly different. Because almost no grass blocks were generated between the gravel, trees did rarely generate.	File:Gravelly Mountains Plus.png
Modified jungle	The modified jungle featured very mountainuous terrain, with many cliffs and overhangs.	File:Modified Jungle.png
Modified jungle edge	The very rare modified jungle edge only generated when a rare swamp hills biome bordered a jungle. Like the regular modified jungle, this biome had much more mountainous terrain, but it was very small in size.	File:Modified Jungle Edge.png
Taiga mountains	Like the snowy taiga mountains, this biome featured very mountainous terrain, sometimes passing snowfall height. The taiga mountains were very similar to the windswept forest, but with a higher density of trees and slightly lower elevation.	File:Taiga Mountains.png
Snowy taiga mountains	The very rare snowy taiga mountains featured even more mountainous terrain than the snowy taiga hills, although not as much as the windswept hills.	File:Snowy Taiga Mountains.png

Removed biomes

Template:Main These biomes no longer exist in current versions of the game.

Biome name	Features	Description	Screenshot
Tundra	Template:Anchor Minecraft:Snow, grass blocks, Minecraft:ice	Snowy, barren terrain with few trees. The occasional trees do exist, although rarely. Ice can be found over water. Snow is common weather in tundras. It generates when the temperature is below 50% and the downfall is less than 20%.	File:Tundra.jpg
Rainforest	Template:Anchor Grass block, short grass, Minecraft:ferns, oak trees, birch trees	Rainforests are wet biomes with many trees, which have a 1 in 3 chance of being big, instead of 1 in 10 like all other biomes. They generate only oak trees and have a large amount of short grass and ferns. A biome is classified as a rainforest if the temperature is greater than 97% and the downfall is more than 90%. This could be the biome with some of the most cliffs and hills, because the world generator reduces height variation at lower downfalls.	File:Rainforest.jpg
Seasonal forest	Template:Anchor Grass block, short grass, oak trees	Seasonal forests spawn with a temperature of 97% or greater, and a downfall value between 45% and 90%. They are commonly found between forest and rainforests, and near plains biomes. They are identical to forests, except they have fewer trees and can spawn only oak trees. They have a little bit of short grass.	File:SeasonalForest.jpg
Ice desert	Template:Anchor Minecraft:Sand, Minecraft:snow, Minecraft:ice	An unused biome before Beta 1.8 that was in the code but never implemented into the temperature/downfall table and thus did not actually generate. It was a biome of sand with snow on top of it and had snowfall and ice (the player can create something similar using the buffet world option and choosing the snowy beach biome).	File:Ice desert.png
Shrubland	Template:Anchor Grass block, oak trees, birch trees	A biome with few trees and no short grass. It is identical to the savanna biome. It is one of the smallest biomes in the game. It can generate if the temperature is between 50% and 97%, and the downfall value is below 35%. It is too small to generate a forest.	File:Shrubland.jpg

Joke biomes

These biomes can appear only in April Fools snapshots of the game.

Java Edition 20w14∞ (2020)

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
_generated:id	_generated:id is the resource location of the generated biome. Its namespace is _generated and its name is the biome's numeric ID. This "biome" includes all the other non-custom dimensions biomes. All mobs, blocks, particles and structures in 20w13b (vanilla) can generate in this biome. A dimension can have multiple of these randomly generated biomes.	File:Dimension.png
Between	Grid of End ships. Generates in the fleet dimension as well as some other random ones. There is no elytra as loot, but dragon heads still generate. Chests generate, but contain only a book titled "orders" written by a mess of changing letters. The contents have at least one word, usually an order (eg: build), a mess of constantly changing letters with varying lengths and another word(s) (eg: Lost Floppy).	File:Between.jpg
Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense	Generates as a normal snowy taiga, but all ores are mineral blocks or redstone components.	File:Biome For Player With No Time For Nonsense.jpg
Shapes	Generates spheres, cubes, octahedra etc. of various colors of Minecraft:terracotta, glazed terracotta, Minecraft:concrete, concrete powder, Minecraft:wool, Minecraft:carpets, stained glass and stained glass panes.	File:Shapes biome.png

Java Edition 23w13a_or_b (2023)

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
The Moon	Generates flat terrain with craters made of blocks of Minecraft:cheese, which can be "eaten" to change their shape. The only mob that spawns here is the moon cow. There is also the Lunar Base that can be expanded by stepping on the pressure plate, the only Minecraft:feature in the moon.	File:Moon 1.png

Java Edition 24w14potato (2024)

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Arboretum	A forested biome, with every type of tree that exists in 24w12a, along with huge mushrooms and potato trees. Non-uniform foliage color distinguishes this biome from other forest-type biomes.	File:Arboretum.png
Corruption	A forested biome, covered in potato trees of various sizes, as well as potato buds, that grow upward like stalagmites. Phantoms here spawn naturally during the day and they don't burn.	File:Corruption.png
Fields	A flat and open biome. Much of the surface is covered with poison farmland, and potatoes grow on top of it.	File:Fields.png
Hash	A dry biome, with almost no vegetation. Only biome where Minecraft:gravtater and vicious potatoes occur naturally. Hash wells and Minecraft:fossils generate here.	File:Hash.png
Wasteland	A desolate and dangerous biome. Water and rain applies the Poison effect to players and mobs. Toxifin slabs spawn in large numbers, causing more Poison and Wither. Ancient debris is common in this biome.	File:Wasteland (24w14potato).png

Minecraft:Java Edition 25w14craftmine (2025)

Biome name	Description	Screenshot
Hub	A biome consisting of a "+"-shaped room with a mine crafter in the center, with shimmering doors on opposite sides, which lead to additional rooms once unlocked. On the third side lies the entrance to the memory lane, a long corridor lined with mine revisitors. All the rooms are surrounded in sky blocks.	File:Hub.png

Tint

All biomes use a set of colors for various environmental aspects such as the sky, Minecraft:water, fog, and some blocks. Template:IN, biomes specify their colors in the client_biome JSON files in the vanilla resource packs. Some biomes specify their colors directly, while others use colormaps or separate JSON files which can also control other environmental effects.

Template:IN, all biome colors for blocks are also visible on maps.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Plants

Biome grass and foliage colors are selected from three 256×256 colormap images: grass.png, foliage.png, and dry_foliage under Template:CdTemplate:Only or Template:CdTemplate:Only in the vanilla resource pack. The grass.png colormap sets the colors for grass block, short grass, tall grass, Minecraft:ferns, large ferns, ferns in flower pots, sugar canes, Minecraft:bushes and stems of pink petals and Minecraft:wildflowers. Meanwhile, the Template:Cd colormap sets the colors for Minecraft:vines and tree Minecraft:leaves of oak, jungle, acacia, dark oak and mangrove. The Template:Cd colormap sets the colors for leaf litter. Only the colors in the lower-left halfs of the images are used, even though the upper-right side of Template:Cd and Template:Cd is colored.

• grass.png
  grass.png
• foliage.png
  foliage.png
• dry_foliage.png
  dry_foliage.png

The adjusted temperature and adjusted downfall values (recognized as AdjTemp and AdjDownfall in the following, respectively) are used when determining the biome color to select from the colormap. They are computed as follows:

AdjTemp = clamp( Temperature, 0.0, 1.0 )

AdjDownfall = clamp( Downfall, 0.0, 1.0 ) * AdjTemp.

"clamp" limits the range of the temperature and downfall to 0.0—1.0. The clamped downfall value is then multiplied by the adjusted temperature value, bringing its value to be inside the lower left triangle. Treating the bottom-right corner of the colormap as AdjTemp = 0.0 and AdjDownfall = 0.0, the adjusted temperature increases to 1.0 along the X-axis, and the adjusted downfall increases to 1.0 along the Y-axis.

Special plant tints

In the following cases, the plants are not tinted exactly according to the colormap. Template:IN, several of them are specified in biome Jsons in vanilla data pack.

Swamps

In swamps and mangrove swamps, the grass color is based on a noise on XZ plane. When the value of this noise is less than -0.1, it uses the color Template:Color. Otherwise using Template:Color. The foliage color is Template:Color in swamps and Template:Color in mangrove swamps, which are not affected by the colormap. The dry foliage color in swamps and mangrove swamps is Template:Color, which also ignores the colormap.

Template:IN, all swamp biomes use colormaps to determine these colors, similar to regular colormaps described above.

• swamp_grass.png
  swamp_grass.png
• swamp_foliage.png
  swamp_foliage.png
• mangrove_swamp_foliage.png
  mangrove_swamp_foliage.png

Dark forest

In dark forests, the grass color is the result of the bitwise AND between the color in the colormap and Template:Color, and then averaging with Template:Color. In vanilla, that is Template:Color.

Badlands

In badlands, wooded badlands and eroded badlands, the grass color is Template:Color and the foliage color and dry foliage color is Template:Color. They are not affected by the colormap.

Cherry grove

The color for grass and foliage in cherry groves is always Template:Color, which is not affected by the colormap.

Pale garden

In the pale garden, the grass color is Template:Color, the foliage color is Template:Color, and the dry foliage color is Template:Color They are not affected by the colormap.

Other leaves

The color for spruce Minecraft:leaves is Template:Color and the color for birch leaves is Template:Color. Both are not affected by the biome, but determined by colormaps Template:In.

• birch.png
  birch.png
• evergreen.png
  evergreen.png

Environment

The color of the daytime sky in Overworld changes according to the basic temperature value of the biome. The basic temperature is first modified as T = clamp( Temperature / 3 , -1.0, 1.0 ). Then the triple (0.62222224-0.05T, 0.5+0.1T, 1) is the sky color. The color of the sky in the pale garden biome is Template:Color, which is unaffected by the above formula. See Template:Slink below for all sky colors.

The colors and surface opacity of Minecraft:water are defined in the vanilla data packTemplate:Only or client biome JSON files in vanilla resource packs.Template:Only Some biomes Template:In, or most biomes Template:In have unique water colors. Swamps and warm oceans in Bedrock Edition have unique water surface opacities, 65% and 55% respectively.

The color and density of water and sky fog is different for most biomes, defined by separate JSON files for each biome in Bedrock Edition. The underwater fog color is Template:Color with a few exceptions in Java Edition, or the same as the water surface color with some exceptions in Bedrock Edition. The sky fog color is Template:ColorTemplate:Only or Template:ColorTemplate:Only in all Overworld biomes, except pale gardens which use Template:Color. Nether biomes and the End have unique fog colors.

Vibrant Visuals

Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals ignores default colors for the sky, water, and fog, and adds new effects for each biome or a set of biome. Which environmental settings are used is determined by the biome JSON file, and all environmental settings are stored in separate directories in resource packs. In vanilla, the following effects are affected by the biome:

• Atmospherics, which includes the sky colors. The sky color of a biome is defined at zenith and at the horizon, with specified heights where the colors are blended. Cloud colors change with the sky colors. The color, strength, and scattering effects of directional light sources (sun and moon) are also dependent on the biome. Furthermore, all these settings are constantly changing with the daylight cycle, which also differs per biome. There are 17 different atmospherics and 15 different lighting settings defined for all biomes.
• Ambient lighting, which is always applied to any surface, has different strengths depending on the Minecraft:dimension. This is 0.02 in the Overworld, 0.5 in the Nether, and 0.125 in the End.
• Volumetric fog is an additional layer of fog with large differences between biomes. There are 9 different fog effects, mainly depending on the biome's humidity, but some biomes like swamps and pale gardens have unique dense fog effects with different colors.
• Color grading is applied to the final image rendering. This rebalances saturation levels for RGB colors at different illumination levels, and changes the image's color temperature. There are 14 color grading settings defined for all biomes.

Water colors are not visible with Vibrant Visuals, but all regular fog colors still apply asides from the volumetric fog.

Transition

When plants or water are at the borders between or among biomes, the color is affected by the biome of the surrounding blocks at the same Y-level. The range of the block involved in the calculation is determined by the biome blend radius in options. Takes the plant color or water color of the biomes within a square centered on this block and with the side length being the biome blend radius, and calculates their average value to get the final color for this block.

The sky colorTemplate:Only and the fog color use the color processed by Template:W from colors of the biomes at each block in the range of 5×5×5 centered on the block the camera is in.

Climate

Template:For A biome has three climate attributes: temperature, downfall and precipitation.

Temperature

Each biome has a base temperature value (see Template:Slink), but the actual temperature value at each location in the biome is also affected by the height of the location. Locations with Y≤80 use the base temperature as actual temperature. At Y=81, the actual temperature value randomly fluctuates up and down by -0.00875 — +0.01125 from the base temperature based on a noise on the XZ plane, and at Y≥81 the actual temperature decreases by 0.00125 (Template:Frac) every block up.

In frozen oceans and deep frozen oceans, it is also affected by a noise value on the XZ plane. In some regions according to the noise, the base temperature value is always regarded as 0.2. The actual temperature values for these regions are also calculated on this basis. This is detectable in frozen oceans, as its base temperature is low enough to freeze or snow, so that only these regions do not freeze or snow at sea level.

The temperature affects at which height snowfall can occur, the sky and block colors, and whether sponges dry in the air.Template:Only

Downfall

The downfall value is a number between 0.0 and 1.0 (see Template:Slink). When the downfall value is greater than 0.85, the biome is marked as humid, which is related only to the random extinction of Minecraft:fire and block colors. This value doesn't affect the weather.

Precipitation

The precipitation value can be "true" or "false". If the precipitation of the biome is false, no rain or snow occurs. Otherwise, a location is rainable when its temperature value is equal or greater than 0.15, and snowable otherwise.

So, if the base temperature is less than 0.15, it's snowable at any Y level. Even if equal or greater than 0.15, it will still snow above a certain Y level, which are listed below:

The exact minimum height for snowfall is randomized per block, with a margin of 8 blocks. Template:IN, this is a transition layer where both snow and rain particles are visible at the same time. This transition also appears when moving horizontally between snowy and rainy biomes, and the particle density decreases when moving to a dry biome.

Snow accumulation

Template:IN, the amount of Minecraft:snow layers generated on the surface is based on the snow accumulation value of the biome. The snow height is randomly selected per block between a minimum and maximum value, with 0.0 being no snow and 1.0 being the full height of one block.

During snowfall, snow can stack infinitely on top of generated snow, unlike Template:In where this is controlled by a snow accumulation game rule.

List of biome climates

The Nether

Biome	Base temperature	Downfall	Precipitation	Grass color	Foliage color	Dry foliage color	Sky color	Water color	Water fog color	Fog color
Template:BiomeLink	2.0	0.0	FALSE	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:ColorTemplate:Only	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:Color 15 blocks distanceTemplate:Only	Template:Color
Template:BiomeLink										Template:Color
Template:BiomeLink										Template:Color
Template:BiomeLink										Template:Color
Template:BiomeLink								Template:Color	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:Color 15 blocks distanceTemplate:Only	Template:Color

The End

Biome	Base temperature	Downfall	Precipitation	Grass color	Foliage color	Dry foliage color	Sky color	Water color	Water fog color	Fog color
Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only Template:BiomeLinkTemplate:Only	0.5	0.5	FALSE	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:Color	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:ColorTemplate:Only	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:Color 15 blocks distanceTemplate:Only	Template:ColorTemplate:Only Template:ColorTemplate:Only

Generation

Biome distribution

This is as of Java Edition 1.21.4. Pale gardens currently take up more space from dark forests in the Overworld and sulfur caves will replace parts of other biomes in Minecraft:Chaos Cubed.Template:Upcoming

Minecraft:Overworld

Overworld cave biomes

Biome	Area cover by altitude					Volume cover
	Y = -55	Y = -32	Y = 0	Y = 32	Y = 64	Y < 64	Y < 320
Surface biomes	88.16%	86.42%	76.38%	87.95%	96.29%	85.74%	95.00%
Template:BiomeLink	0.914%	4.41%	12.66%	8.75%	3.03%	6.78%	2.48%
Template:BiomeLink	0.886%	5.23%	10.18%	3.20%	0.668%	4.74%	1.62%
Template:BiomeLink	10.04%	3.94%	0.776%	0.108%	0.013%	2.74%	0.915%

Minecraft:The Nether

Biome	Volume cover
Template:BiomeLink	36.30%
Template:BiomeLink	22.22%
Template:BiomeLink	17.08%
Template:BiomeLink	15.86%
Template:BiomeLink	8.54%

Minecraft:The End

Biome	Area cover
Template:BiomeLink	45.81%
Template:BiomeLink	25.70%
Template:BiomeLink	17.66%
Template:BiomeLink	10.82%<ref group="note" name="barrens">This ignores the regions of End terrain that fail to generate due to Template:Bug, which entirely consist of End barrens.</ref>
Template:BiomeLink	Template:Tooltip

Biome IDs

Minecraft:Biome/ID

History

Trivia

• The term biome is slightly similar to its scientific usage: in the real world, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as Template:Ws.<ref>"Biome" on Wikipedia</ref><ref>"biome" on Dictionary.com</ref> Minecraft biomes are defined by all of the blocks that compose them, not just the plants and animals found in them.
• A biome can sometimes generate with an area of only one block.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• Examples of different colors for grass and leaves in different biomes.
  Examples of different colors for grass and leaves in different biomes.
• A dark forest bordering onto a lake.
  A dark forest bordering onto a lake.
• A relatively large island.
  A relatively large island.
• A river runs through a flower forest, a sunflower plains, a jungle and a sparse jungle biome.
  A river runs through a flower forest, a sunflower plains, a jungle and a sparse jungle biome.
• A carver cave in a badlands biome.
  A carver cave in a badlands biome.
• Jungle and badlands biome generated next to each other.
  Jungle and badlands biome generated next to each other.
• When savanna meets the snow.
  When savanna meets the snow.
• With varying terrain, basalt deltas biomes can be hard to navigate.
  With varying terrain, basalt deltas biomes can be hard to navigate.
• Showcase of 1.19 world generation.
  Showcase of 1.19 world generation.
• A forest next to a lukewarm ocean.
  A forest next to a lukewarm ocean.
• A picture of a jungle taken at dawn.
  A picture of a jungle taken at dawn.
• A jungle sunset.
  A jungle sunset.
• The sun setting in a old growth pine taiga.
  The sun setting in a old growth pine taiga.
• Many different biomes in one place.
  Many different biomes in one place.

Historical screenshots

• A dark forest biome. The stone variants Minecraft:granite, Minecraft:diorite and Minecraft:andesite can also be seen in the cliff.
  A dark forest biome. The stone variants Minecraft:granite, Minecraft:diorite and Minecraft:andesite can also be seen in the cliff.
• A large snowy taiga biome before 1.18, with a beach off to the side.
  A large snowy taiga biome before 1.18, with a beach off to the side.
• A mountainous mushroom island. Since Caves & Cliffs, mushroom fields are mostly flat.
  A mountainous mushroom island. Since Caves & Cliffs, mushroom fields are mostly flat.
• An old view of a gravelly mountains biome, then covered by snow.
  An old view of a gravelly mountains biome, then covered by snow.
• An old view of a completely flat frozen ocean biome.
  An old view of a completely flat frozen ocean biome.
• A river before 1.18 separating a desert and plains.
  A river before 1.18 separating a desert and plains.
• Before 1.18, badlands and badlands plateaus were separate biomes with sharper cliffs on the edges.
  Before 1.18, badlands and badlands plateaus were separate biomes with sharper cliffs on the edges.
• A jungle edge before 1.18, which was an actual thin edge of the jungle.
  A jungle edge before 1.18, which was an actual thin edge of the jungle.
• A desert with a jungle right beside it, which is no longer possible.
  A desert with a jungle right beside it, which is no longer possible.
• An old swamp generated in the middle of an ocean, causing miscolored Minecraft:water and lily pads without any actual swampland.
  An old swamp generated in the middle of an ocean, causing miscolored Minecraft:water and lily pads without any actual swampland.
• A rare occurrence of a mushroom fields biome touching the mainland, which is not possible since Caves & Cliffs.
  A rare occurrence of a mushroom fields biome touching the mainland, which is not possible since Caves & Cliffs.
• A rare biome transition of a colder biome touching a warmer biome, which is no longer possible.
  A rare biome transition of a colder biome touching a warmer biome, which is no longer possible.
• A badlands and jungle biome generated together. Rivers used to separate most biomes before 1.18.
  A badlands and jungle biome generated together. Rivers used to separate most biomes before 1.18.
• A river that splits off into two rivers.
  A river that splits off into two rivers.
• Two old mountain variants covered with snow.
  Two old mountain variants covered with snow.
• Comparison of giant tree taiga and giant spruce taiga biomes, which are now always separated by rivers.
  Comparison of giant tree taiga and giant spruce taiga biomes, which are now always separated by rivers.
• A river biome in Java Edition 1.16, with visible Minecraft:seagrass in it.
  A river biome in Java Edition 1.16, with visible Minecraft:seagrass in it.
• A swamp and dark forest connecting with a river in between. Rivers can no longer generate in swamps.
  A swamp and dark forest connecting with a river in between. Rivers can no longer generate in swamps.
• When 1.7 update was released, old worlds were completely rewritten.
  When 1.7 update was released, old worlds were completely rewritten.
• Village reaching into 3 biomes (jungle, desert and plains).
  Village reaching into 3 biomes (jungle, desert and plains).
• Two large lakes in a plains biome, near a forest biome and a dark forest biome.
  Two large lakes in a plains biome, near a forest biome and a dark forest biome.
• A badlands biome and an ice spikes biome generated next to each other.
  A badlands biome and an ice spikes biome generated next to each other.
• Mushroom fields and giant tree taiga biomes connected together.
  Mushroom fields and giant tree taiga biomes connected together.
• A mushroom biome connected to a forest biome.
  A mushroom biome connected to a forest biome.
• A jungle between an ice spikes biome and a taiga.
  A jungle between an ice spikes biome and a taiga.
• A desert sunrise with a mushroom island in the background.
  A desert sunrise with a mushroom island in the background.
• A village in a flower forest before 1.18, when flower forests usually had rough terrain.
  A village in a flower forest before 1.18, when flower forests usually had rough terrain.

Templates

• The biome graph used in Beta 1.7.3.
  The biome graph used in Beta 1.7.3.
• Biome colors template for Java Edition 1.7 and 1.8.
  Biome colors template for Java Edition 1.7 and 1.8.

Mojang images

• An old image of biomes work-in-progress. Biome grass colors have not been implemented at this point.
  An old image of biomes work-in-progress. Biome grass colors have not been implemented at this point.
• Early draft of the biomes graph, drawn by Notch.
  Early draft of the biomes graph, drawn by Notch.
• A map showcasing biome generation in Java Edition Alpha 1.2.
  A map showcasing biome generation in Java Edition Alpha 1.2.
• Notch took this screenshot while testing the river biome.
  Notch took this screenshot while testing the river biome.
• A biome map tweeted by Notch, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for Beta 1.8.
  A biome map tweeted by Notch, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for Beta 1.8.
• Jeb's first image of the jungle biome.
  Jeb's first image of the jungle biome.
• Jeb's second jungle teaser screenshot.
  Jeb's second jungle teaser screenshot.
• Biomes in 1.6.
  Biomes in 1.6.
• Biomes in 1.7.
  Biomes in 1.7.
• A biome map shown by Jeb on instagram.
  A biome map shown by Jeb on instagram.
• A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for Java Edition 1.7.2.
  A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing work-in-progress biome generation for Java Edition 1.7.2.
• A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing slightly larger oceans for the WIP biome system in 1.7.2.
  A biome map tweeted by Jeb, showcasing slightly larger oceans for the WIP biome system in 1.7.2.
• This is the first picture provided of the badlands biome (then called mesa).
  This is the first picture provided of the badlands biome (then called mesa).
• The first image of a giant tree taiga, as tweeted by Jeb.
  The first image of a giant tree taiga, as tweeted by Jeb.
• The first image of a stony shore (then called cliff) biome, provided by Jeb.
  The first image of a stony shore (then called cliff) biome, provided by Jeb.
• A view of the snowy taiga.
  A view of the snowy taiga.
• A jungle, swamp and forest.
  A jungle, swamp and forest.

See also

• Minecraft:Biome definition
• Template:EnvLink
• Minecraft:Structures
• Terrain Features
• Weather
• Large Biomes
• Amplified

External links

• All Biomes in Minecraft – Minecraft Help Center

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