![WORLDCLIM/V1/MONTHLY](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/WORLDCLIM/WORLDCLIM_V1_MONTHLY_sample.png?authuser=19)
- Dataset Availability
- 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z–1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- University of California, Berkeley
- Earth Engine Snippet
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ee.ImageCollection("WORLDCLIM/V1/MONTHLY")
- Tags
Description
WorldClim version 1 has average monthly global climate data for minimum, mean, and maximum temperature and for precipitation.
WorldClim version 1 was developed by Robert J. Hijmans, Susan Cameron, and Juan Parra, at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, in collaboration with Peter Jones and Andrew Jarvis (CIAT), and with Karen Richardson (Rainforest CRC).
Bands
Resolution
927.67 meters
Bands
Name | Units | Min | Max | Scale | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
tavg |
°C | -53.6* | 39.4* | 0.1 | Mean temperature |
tmin |
°C | -57.3* | 32.5* | 0.1 | Minimum temperature |
tmax |
°C | -50* | 49* | 0.1 | Maximum temperature |
prec |
mm | 0* | 2949* | Precipitation |
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
month | DOUBLE | Month |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Citations
Citations:
Hijmans, R.J., S.E. Cameron, J.L. Parra, P.G. Jones and A. Jarvis, 2005. Very High Resolution Interpolated Climate Surfaces for Global Land Areas. International Journal of Climatology 25: 1965-1978. doi:10.1002/joc.1276.
Explore with Earth Engine
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('WORLDCLIM/V1/MONTHLY'); var meanTemperature = dataset.select('tavg').first().multiply(0.1); var meanTemperatureVis = { min: -40, max: 30, palette: ['blue', 'purple', 'cyan', 'green', 'yellow', 'red'], }; Map.setCenter(71.7, 52.4, 3); Map.addLayer(meanTemperature, meanTemperatureVis, 'Mean Temperature');