Köppen-Geiger climate classification · temperate

Cfb — Oceanic (marine west coast)

Climate: Mild summers and winters with reliable year-round rainfall.
Growing period: Long, cool, reliably moist growing season; low drought risk.
Soils & vegetation: Fertile, well-structured soils; productive grassland.
Agricultural relevance: Intensive dairy and livestock, wheat, barley, potatoes, and horticulture.
Where it occurs: Western Europe, New Zealand, Pacific Northwest.
Classification: Köppen-Geiger (Kottek et al. 2006; Beck et al. 2018)

Limitations

Zone boundaries are climatological averages; local microclimate, elevation, and soils vary within a zone.
Membership in a broad zone does not by itself indicate crop suitability or a recommendation.

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