The Köppen-Geiger climate classification distinguishes between five major climate types and thirty climate sub-types[i]. The geographical distribution of these climate types and sub-types is shown in the figure below.

Figure1: Köppen-Geiger climate classification regions 1980 – 2016

The definition of each climate type is given in the table hereafter:

Table 1: climate type

For reference, the table below mentions some of the important APEC cities that are classified in each climate-subtype during the period 1980 – 2016. 

              Table 2: Examples of APEC cities located in the various climate subtypes

Source: APSEC

[1] Beck, H.E., et al., Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution. Scientific data, 2018. 5: p. 180214. Available at:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207062/