Minecraft Biomes

A biome is a region with its own terrain, plants, weather, mobs and structures. Minecraft has more than 60 of them across three dimensions. The newest are the autumn-coloured Dappled Forest (Wilderness Bound, September 2026) and the underground Sulfur Caves (Chaos Cubed, June 2026). Ice Caves come next in the winter drop.

Three dimensions

Every biome

Biomes are grouped by landscape. Use the buttons to filter by climate – snowy, cold, temperate, warm – or by dimension.

All 48WaterSnowyTemperateColdWarm & dryCaveNetherEnd

Oceans & islands6Mountains & highlands8Forests & jungles10Rivers, swamps & shores5Plains & snowfields3Deserts, savannas & badlands3Cave biomes5The Nether5The End3

Oceans & islands

Overworld · 6 biomes

Ocean & Deep Ocean

Water · Kelp and seagrass · ocean monuments and shipwrecks · drowned at night

Warm Ocean

Water · Coral reefs and tropical fish · no deep variant

Lukewarm & Deep Lukewarm Ocean

Water · Mild water with dolphins and tropical fish

Cold & Deep Cold Ocean

Water · Salmon and cod · ocean ruins

Frozen & Deep Frozen Ocean

Snowy · Icebergs of packed and blue ice · polar bears

Mushroom Fields

Temperate · Rare island of mycelium and giant mushrooms · mooshrooms, and no hostile mobs spawn naturally

Mountains & highlands

Overworld · 8 biomes

Jagged Peaks

Snowy · Sharp snowy summits that can reach Y=256 · goats

Frozen Peaks

Snowy · Icy summits of packed ice and snow

Stony Peaks

Temperate · Bare stone and calcite peaks in warmer regions

Snowy Slopes

Snowy · Snow and powder snow on mountain sides – watch your step

Grove

Snowy · Snowy spruce forest on mountain slopes · foxes and wolves

Meadow

Temperate · Flowery grassland on mountains · bees, donkeys and rabbits

Cherry Grove

Temperate · Pink cherry trees and petals on mountain meadows (Trails & Tales)

Windswept Hills, Gravelly Hills & Forest

Cold · Rugged hills with exposed stone, gravel or spruce and oak · llamas

Forests & jungles

Overworld · 10 biomes

Forest & Flower Forest

Temperate · Oak and birch woods · the flower forest is full of flowers and bees

Birch Forest & Old Growth Birch Forest

Temperate · Pale birch trees, extra tall in the old growth version

Dark Forest

Temperate · Dense dark oak canopy where mobs spawn even in daytime · woodland mansions

Pale Garden

Temperate · Grey pale oak forest with eyeblossoms and creaking hearts · the Creaking hunts at night (The Garden Awakens)

Dappled Forest

Cold · Autumn forest of red, orange and yellow poplar trees with shelf mushrooms and fallen logs (Wilderness Bound)

Taiga

Cold · Spruce forest with sweet berries, foxes and wolves

Old Growth Pine & Spruce Taiga

Cold · Giant spruce trees, podzol and mossy boulders

Snowy Taiga

Snowy · Snow-covered spruce forest · foxes, wolves and igloos

Jungle & Sparse Jungle

Warm & dry · Huge jungle trees, cocoa and melons · parrots, ocelots and jungle temples

Bamboo Jungle

Warm & dry · Dense bamboo · the home of pandas

Rivers, swamps & shores

Overworld · 5 biomes

River & Frozen River

Water · Winding water between biomes · salmon and squid

Swamp

Temperate · Murky water, lily pads and vines · slimes, witch huts and bogged

Mangrove Swamp

Warm & dry · Mangrove roots and mud · frogs and tadpoles (The Wild Update)

Beach & Snowy Beach

Temperate · Sand or snow at the coast · turtles nest on warm beaches

Stony Shore

Temperate · Rocky coastline where mountains meet the sea

Plains & snowfields

Overworld · 3 biomes

Plains & Sunflower Plains

Temperate · Open grassland – the easiest place to build · villages and horses

Snowy Plains

Snowy · Flat snowfields · polar bears, rabbits, igloos and snowy villages

Ice Spikes

Snowy · Rare field of tall packed-ice spires

Deserts, savannas & badlands

Overworld · 3 biomes

Desert

Warm & dry · Sand, cacti and dead bushes · no rain · temples, wells, villages, husks and parched

Savanna, Savanna Plateau & Windswept Savanna

Warm & dry · Dry grass and acacia trees · horses, llamas and armadillos

Badlands, Wooded & Eroded Badlands

Warm & dry · Layers of terracotta, extra gold ore and abandoned mineshafts · armadillos

Cave biomes

Underground · 5 biomes

Dripstone Caves

Cave · Stalactites and stalagmites of pointed dripstone · lots of copper ore

Lush Caves

Cave · Moss, glow berries and azalea · axolotls and tropical fish

Deep Dark

Cave · Sculk-covered depths with ancient cities – and the Warden

Sulfur Caves

Cave · Sulfur and cinnabar with toxic pools · the Sulfur Cube · sulfur springs on the surface mark them (Chaos Cubed)

Ice Caves (coming)

Cave · Packed ice, icicles, ice crystals and brittle-ice crevasses under snowy biomes · strays and the Frostbite · in the 26.4 winter drop

Read our guide →

The Nether

Nether · 5 biomes

Nether Wastes

Nether · The classic netherrack sea of lava · ghasts, zombified piglins and Nether fortresses

Soul Sand Valley

Nether · Blue soul fire, soul sand and fossils · skeletons and ghasts

Crimson Forest

Nether · Red huge fungi · hoglins and piglins

Warped Forest

Nether · Blue-green fungi · mostly just endermen – one of the safest Nether biomes

Basalt Deltas

Nether · Jagged basalt and blackstone · magma cubes and falling ash

The End

End · 3 biomes

The End (main island)

End · End stone island with obsidian pillars and the Ender Dragon

End Highlands & Midlands

End · Outer islands where End cities and End ships generate – home of the Elytra

Read our guide →

Small End Islands & End Barrens

End · Floating fragments and island edges between the main islands

Section images: official Minecraft trailers (Minecraft / YouTube).

Tips for explorers

Want to see what's coming underground? Our 26.4 Snapshot 3 preview covers the Ice Caves.