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2.1.1.3.1. List of Agroclimatic Zones according to the UNESCO System

_^2.1.1.3.1. List of Agroclimatic Zones (UNESCO System)

*Code ()**	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
1	HA-W-VW	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
2	HA-W-W	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
3	HA-M-VW	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
4	HA-M-W	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
5	HA-M-M	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
6	HA-C-VW	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
7	HA-C-W	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
8	HA-C-M	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
9	HA-C-C	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
10	HA-K-VW	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
11	HA-K-W	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
12	HA-K-M	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
13	HA-K-C	Hyper-arid	< 0.03	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 7. Hyper-arid agroclimatic zones

*Code ()**	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
14	A-W-VW	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
15	A-W-W	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
16	A-M-VW	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
17	A-M-W	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
18	A-M-M	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
19	A-C-VW	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
20	A-C-W	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
21	A-C-M	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
22	A-C-C	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
23	A-K-VW	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
24	A-K-W	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
25	A-K-M	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
26	A-K-C	Arid	0.03 – 0.2	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 8. Arid agroclimatic zones

*Code ()**	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
27	SA-W-VW	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
28	SA-W-W	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
29	SA-M-VW	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
30	SA-M-W	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
31	SA-M-M	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
32	SA-C-VW	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
33	SA-C-W	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
34	SA-C-M	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
35	SA-C-C	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
36	SA-K-VW	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
37	SA-K-W	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
38	SA-K-M	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
39	SA-K-C	Semi-arid	0.2 – 0.5	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 9. Sub-humid agroclimatic zones

Code (*)	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
40	SH-W-VW	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
41	SH-W-W	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
42	SH-M-VW	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
43	SH-M-W	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
44	SH-M-M	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
45	SH-C-VW	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
46	SH-C-W	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
47	SH-C-M	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
48	SH-C-C	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
49	SH-K-VW	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
50	SH-K-W	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
51	SH-K-M	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
52	SH-K-C	Sub-humid	0.5 – 0.75	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 9. Sub-humid agroclimatic zones

*Code ()**	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
53	H-W-VW	Humid	0.75 – 1	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
54	H-W-W	Humid	0.75 – 1	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
55	H-M-VW	Humid	0.75 – 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
56	H-M-W	Humid	0.75 – 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
57	H-M-M	Humid	0.75 – 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
58	H-C-VW	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
59	H-C-W	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
60	H-C-M	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
61	H-C-C	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
62	H-K-VW	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
63	H-K-W	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
64	H-K-M	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
65	H-K-C	Humid	0.75 – 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 10. Humid agroclimatic zones

*Code ()**	Agroclimatic Zone	Moisture regime	Aridity index	Winter type	Winter temp.	Summer type	Summer temp.
66	PH-W-VW	Per-humid	> 1	Warm	20° – 30°C	Very warm	> 30°C
67	PH-W-W	Per-humid	> 1	Warm	20° – 30°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
68	PH-M-VW	Per-humid	> 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Very warm	> 30°C
69	PH-M-W	Per-humid	> 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
70	PH-M-M	Per-humid	> 1	Mild	10° – 20°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
71	PH-C-VW	Per-humid	> 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Very warm	> 30°C
72	PH-C-W	Per-humid	> 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
73	PH-C-M	Per-humid	> 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
74	PH-C-C	Per-humid	> 1	Cool	0° – 10°C	Cool	<= 10°C
75	PH-K-VW	Per-humid	> 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Very warm	> 30°C
76	PH-K-W	Per-humid	> 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Warm	20° – 30°C
77	PH-K-M	Per-humid	> 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Mild	10° – 20°C
78	PH-K-C	Per-humid	> 1	Cold	<= 0°C	Cool	<= 10°C

Table 11. Per-humid agroclimatic zones

Note: codes are used for mapping climatic zones in GIS environment