(BSk) semidesert cold-winter

Average temperature: warm Climate type: arid Surface water: occasional

A semidesert climate, with a cold winter, is associated with the elevated interiors of major land masses.

It is labelled ‘BSk’ by the Köppen–Geiger scheme for the classification of climates, which requires:

average temperature to be less than 18 °C
annual precipitation to be greater than 50%, but less than 100% of the annual potential evapotranspiration.

Explore places with the (BSk) climate

National flag	Area flag	Place	Area	Nation	Related climates	Landscape
		Albacete	Albacete province	Spain
		Aleppo / Ḥalab	Aleppo / Ḥalab governorate	Syria
		Alexandra		New Zealand	BSk, bordering on Cfb
		Asmara		Eritrea
		Astrakhan / Astrahan’	Astrahan’ / Astrahanskaâ oblast’	Russian Federation
		Baku / Bakı		Azerbaijan
		Batna / Bātnaẗ		Algeria
		Bloemfontein	Free State province	South Africa
		Boise	Idaho	United States of America
		Cochabamba	Cochabamba department	Bolivia
		Comodoro Rivadavia	Chubut	Argentina
		Daraa / Darʿā	Daraa / Darʿā governorate	Syria	BSk, bordering on BSh
		Denver	Colorado	United States of America
		Kābul	Kābul province	Afghanistan
		Kalgoorlie	Western Australia	Australia
		Kamloops	British Columbia	Canada
		Karaj	Alborz	Iran
		Konya	Konya province	Türkiye
		L’Agulhas	Western Cape	South Africa
		La Quiaca	Jujuy province	Argentina
		Madrid	Comunidad de Madrid	Spain
		Mashhad / Mašhad	Razavi Khorasan / Khorāsān-e Raẕvī	Iran
		Mildura	Victoria	Australia	BSk, bordering on BSh
		Polokwane	Limpopo	South Africa	BSk, bordering on BSh
		Quetta, Quetta district	Quetta division, Balochistān	Pakistan
		Reno	Nevada	United States of America
		Santiago	Santiago province	Chile
		Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Canada	BSk, bordering on Dfb
		Shíjiāzhuāng	Héběi	People’s Republic of China
		Sulina		Romania
		Tehrān	Tehrān province	Iran
		Tiānjīn	Tiānjīn	People’s Republic of China	BSk, bordering on Dwa
		Ulaanbaatar		Mongolia	BSk, bordering on Dwb
		Ulan-Udè	Buryatia / Republic Burâtiâ	Russian Federation
		Yerevan		Armenia	BSk, bordering on Dfa
		Zacatecas City	Zacatecas	Mexico
		Zaragoza	Zaragoza province	Spain

Relevant maps

New Mexico

Tularosa, New Mexico, United States

This is a digital copy of ‘Tularosa’, a topographic map printed by the US federal government. It is part of

Map Position: NI-13

Map Number #1: NI 13-7

Map Series #1: Joint Operations Graphic (Air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Map Producer #2: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center

2003-10-01

€15

New Mexico

Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States

This is a digital copy of ‘Tucumcari’, a topographic map printed by the US federal government. It is part of

Map Position: NI-13

Map Number #1: NI 13-3

Map Series #1: Joint Operations Graphic (Air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Map Producer #2: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center

2000-09-01

€15

Arizona

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

This is a digital copy of ‘Flagstaff’, a topographic map printed by the US federal government. It is part of

Map Position: NI-12

Map Number #1: NI 12-2

Map Series #1: Joint Operations Graphic (Air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Map Producer #2: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center

2005-06-01

€15

Armenia

Tabrīz

Map Position: NJ-38 2-3

Map Number #1: NJ 38-7

Map Series #1: World. 1501AX. Joint Operations Graphic (air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

2003-01-01

€10

Mongolia

Bayantsagaan

Map Position: NL-47 3-2

Map Number #1: NL 47-8

Map Series #1: World. 1501X. Joint Operations Graphic

Map Producer #1: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center

1976-01-01

€10

China

T’u-ho-mu-miao

Map Position: NK-49 2-2

Map Number #1: NK 49-5

Map Series #1: World. 1501A. Joint Operations Graphic (air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. Army. Topographic Command

1970-01-01

€10

Mongolia

Hatgal

Map Position: NM-47 2-3

Map Number #1: NM 47-6

Map Series #1: World. 1501X. Joint Operations Graphic

Map Producer #1: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center

1975-01-01

€10

Mongolia

Petropavlovka

Map Position: NM-48 2-2

Map Number #1: NM 48-5

Map Series #1: World. 1501A. Joint Operations Graphic (air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

2000-01-01

€10

Colorado

Trinidad, Colorado, United States

This is a digital copy of ‘Trinidad’, a topographic map printed by the US federal government. It is part of

Map Position: NJ-13

Map Number #1: NJ 13-8

Map Series #1: Joint Operations Graphic (Air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Map Producer #2: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency, Aerospace Center

2002-01-01

€15

Arizona

Holbrook, Arizona, United States

This is a digital copy of ‘Holbrook’, a topographic map printed by the US federal government. It is part of

Map Position: NI-12

Map Number #1: NI 12-5

Map Series #1: Joint Operations Graphic (Air)

Map Producer #1: United States of America. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Map Producer #2: United States of America. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center

2004-05-01

€15