Climate
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Climate sits alongside terrain: a region has one of each. Where a climate does anything, it is usually through the farming level the rainfed farming chain grants, which is higher in dry climates than wet ones.
| Climate | Regions | Builds | Blocks | Effects | Units | Climate | Regions | Builds | Blocks | Effects | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | — | Arid | 80 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Cold semi arid | 57 | — | — | — | — | Continental | 104 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — |
| Dry sub tropical | 34 | — | — | — | — | Hot semi arid | 55 | — | — | — | — |
| Humid sub tropical | 26 | — | — | 10 | — | Mediterranean | 141 | — | — | 10 | — |
| Monsoon | 5 | — | — | — | — | Oceanic | 64 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — |
| Sub artic | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | — | Temperate | 17 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — |
| Tropical | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Arid
On 80 regions.
- Lets you build: 5 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4
- Blocks: 6 building levels: Large Colony, Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: trade income +2 (Large Camel Herd (Rural)); trade income +3 (Camels Supply (Rural))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): trade income +1 (Large Camel Herd (Rural)); trade income +2 (Camels Supply (Rural))
Regions with this climate (80)
Achasa · Aidaia · Ailanitos Kolpos · Ammonia · Anaouon · Anatolike Homeritis · Anatolike Omanitis · Apasiakaia · Arabike Aigyptos · Arachosia · Aromaton Akroterion · Attasia · Auseia · Azania · Boreia Minaia · Boreia Trogodytike · Chaldaia · Chatriaia · Chattenia · Chaurania · Chorasmene · Dodekaschoinos · Drangiane · Entos Smyrnophoros · Euonymitaia · Gaetulia · Gaetulia Septentrionalis · Garamantia · Gedrosia · Gerrhaia · Gusan · Hesperos Arabia · Indos · Iobaritaia · Kamuk · Kappadoxia · Kasiane · Kassanitis · Katharrheia · Lechienia · Libanophoria · Libya · Mosyllia · Mousikania · Mpraysnrarqak · Napa · Notia Karmania · Noubaia · Omanitis · Ombites Nomos · Oponis · Oreitaia · Ottorochora · Oxyrhynchites Nomos · Palmyrene · Parnia · Pathyrites Nomos · Pedeme · Pelousiake · Pharanitaia · Phazania · Qarnawu · Qudsrilqak · Rhaabenia · Sarakenia · Sirtibis · Snergaks · Sogdia-Indos · Ssabwat · Syrastrene · Taokene · Thamoudaia · Thinites Nomos · Tingene · Triakontaschoinos · Trogodytike · Tsendzot · Tylos · Xandia · Yathrib
Cold semi arid
On 57 regions.
Has no effect in the current version.
Regions with this climate (57)
Agni · Albania · Amyrgia · Anatolike Chorasmene · Ano Aorsia · Aorsia · Auzica · Baktriane · Bastetania · Bellia · Carpetania · Contestania · Contestania Meridionalis · Edetania · Eoritia · Garsaouritis · Hekatompyle · Hesperos Ariane · Isondaia · Kambysene · Kapisene · Kappadokia · Kappadokike Kilikia · Karmania · Kirtan · Kyreschata · Legaia · Lusonia · Lykaonia · Mardyenia · Margiane · Massagetaia · Megale Armenia · Megale Phrygia · Nagran · Oretania · Oretania Meridionalis · Oxos · Paropamisadai · Pasargadaia · Pedias Atropatene · Persia · Phrygia · Qudsdo · Rhagiane · Saguntia · Sakaia · Sakaraulia · Sakasene · Sauromataia · Sedetania · Tektosagia · Tobgaxag · Tracheia Atropatene · Vaccaea · Vaccaea Occidentalis · Zama Meizon
Continental
On 104 regions.
- Lets you build: 10 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4, Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops)
- Blocks: 5 building levels: Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Basin Irrigation (Crops), Canal Network (Crops), Irrigation Aqueducts (Crops), Irrigated Great Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: farming level +2 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +4 to +5 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +7 to +8 (Great Estates (Crops))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): farming level +1 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +2 to +3 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +5 to +6 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Great Estates (Crops))
Regions with this climate (104)
Aestia · Albocensia · Amantinia · Ambronia · Anartia · Anatolike Baktriane · Andizetia · Ansamenia · Atmonia Vetus · Autariataia · Basilike Skythia · Basoropeda · Bastarnia Vetus · Bessike · Boihaemum · Boihaemum Occidentale · Borysthenes · Breunia · Buria · Buridavensia · Caledonia · Carnia · Carnonacaea · Carpiania · Ceiagisia · Chattia · Chorzene · Coisstobocia · Cotinia · Daesitiatia · Darapsia · Dardania · Delmatia · Denthelentike · Eraviscia · Galindia · Gautia · Georgike Skythia · Getaia · Gordyene · Haria · Helisia · Helveconia · Helvetia Vetus · Hercuniatia · Hermunduria · Hieratikos Pontos · Hillevionia · Iapodia · Iberia · Illyria · Isauria · Kataonia · Kolchis · Kommagene · Licatia · Lychnitis · Maidia · Maiotis · Manimia · Marcomannia Vetus · Matiane · Mattiaca · Mikra Armenia · Mikra Chersonesos · Moesia · Mossynoikia · Naharvalia · Naissitania · Napocaea · Neuria · Nomadike Skythia · Noricum · Noricum Septentrionale · Odrysia · Osia · Pamphylia · Pimolisene · Quadia Vetus · Salone · Sargetiaea · Sciria · Semnonia · Sequania Meridionalis · Sirakene · Skordiskia · Skythenia · Sophene · Synnadia · Tanaitis · Taochia · Taronitis · Tauriscia · Teuriscia · Treria · Triballia · Tsatsene · Tylisia · Usipetia Vetus · Varinia · Venedia · Vindelicia · Volcaea · Volcaea Septentrionalis
Dry sub tropical
On 34 regions.
Has no effect in the current version.
Regions with this climate (34)
Agalassia · Anatolike Amyrgia · Aouranitis · Ariane · Arsa · Barke · Boreia Hyrkania · Chalonitis · Damashq · Emesene · Gandaritis · Halmyris · Hyrkania · Iaxartes · Idoumaia · Ilercavonia · Ilergetia · Kaspiane · Khalab · Kimmerikos Bosporos · Madabitis · Media · Megale Chersonesos · Melitene · Mygdonia-Syria · Nile Delta · Olbiana · Osrhoene · Pandoouia · Phanagoreion · Pontos · Rabbat Amman · Sogdiane · Tyrasia
Humid sub tropical
On 26 regions.
- Numeric effects where it is present: farming level +2 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +4 to +5 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +7 to +8 (Great Estates (Crops))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): farming level +1 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +2 to +3 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +5 to +6 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Great Estates (Crops))
Regions with this climate (26)
Ager Gallicus · Amastris · Antheia · Assakenia · Bithynia · Boiaea · Cenomania · Emathia · Eumolpia · Hellenike Makronia · Heniochia · Histria · Insubria · Kabylia · Kallatisia · Koraxia · Labeataia · Lacetania · Mygdonia · Phasis · Picenum · Saramene · Sinopeia · Taurinia · Umbria · Venetia
Sub artic
On 3 regions.
- Lets you build: 5 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4
- Blocks: 21 building levels: Large Colony, Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Basin Irrigation (Crops), Canal Network (Crops), Irrigation Aqueducts (Crops), Irrigated Great Estates (Crops), Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops), Slash and Burn (Crops), Assart Clearings (Crops), Rotational Grove Fields (Crops), Lowland Deforestation (Crops), Reclaimed Woodland Estates (Crops), Marsh Drainage Channels (Crops), Reclamation Embankments (Crops), Drainage Pumps (Crops), River Diversion Dyke (Crops), Reclaimed land Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: military construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); religious construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); defensive construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); other construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll)
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): military construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); religious construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); defensive construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); other construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); trade fleet +1 (Trade Port); trade income -1 (Trade Port); taxable income -8 to -4 (Trade Port); population growth +1 (Trade Port); trade fleet +2 (Shipwright); trade income -2 (Shipwright); taxable income -14 to -7 (Shipwright); population growth +1 (Shipwright); trade income -2 (Dockyard); taxable income -18 to -9 (Dockyard); population growth +1 (Dockyard); trade income -2 (The Cothon of Carthage); trade level +1 (River Ports); trade income +1 (River Ports); trade level +2 (Inland Trade centre); trade income +1 (Inland Trade centre); population growth +1 (Inland Trade centre)
- Withholds: 5 units other tags would otherwise give
Alpine
On 5 regions.
- Lets you build: 5 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4
- Blocks: 21 building levels: Large Colony, Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Basin Irrigation (Crops), Canal Network (Crops), Irrigation Aqueducts (Crops), Irrigated Great Estates (Crops), Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops), Slash and Burn (Crops), Assart Clearings (Crops), Rotational Grove Fields (Crops), Lowland Deforestation (Crops), Reclaimed Woodland Estates (Crops), Marsh Drainage Channels (Crops), Reclamation Embankments (Crops), Drainage Pumps (Crops), River Diversion Dyke (Crops), Reclaimed land Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: military construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); religious construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); defensive construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll); other construction time -40% (Region Information Scroll)
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): military construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); religious construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); defensive construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); other construction time -20% (Region Information Scroll); trade fleet +1 (Trade Port); trade income -1 (Trade Port); taxable income -8 to -4 (Trade Port); population growth +1 (Trade Port); trade fleet +2 (Shipwright); trade income -2 (Shipwright); taxable income -14 to -7 (Shipwright); population growth +1 (Shipwright); trade income -2 (Dockyard); taxable income -18 to -9 (Dockyard); population growth +1 (Dockyard); trade income -2 (The Cothon of Carthage); trade level +1 (River Ports); trade income +1 (River Ports); trade level +2 (Inland Trade centre); trade income +1 (Inland Trade centre); population growth +1 (Inland Trade centre)
- Withholds: 5 units other tags would otherwise give
Hot semi arid
On 55 regions.
Has no effect in the current version.
Regions with this climate (55)
Adouli · Adramitia · Adrumet · Ankobaritis · Apauarktikene · Apolloniatis · Arbelitis · Arsinoites Nomos · Assyria · Babylonia · Bastetania Maritima · Blemmyia · Charakene · Deires · Dytike Aigyptos · Elisaria · Elymais · Epi Theron · Epichos · Euesperidai · Hermopolites Nomos · Heroopolites Nomos · Homeritis · Kaspeiraia · Kattabaneia · Malaotis · Mallia · Mapharitis · Mastienia · Mauretania Meridionalis · Mauretania Orientalis · Medwi · Memphites Nomos · Mesopotamia · Nikephoreia · Nisaia · Notia Basilike Skythia · Notia Trogodytike · Omana Kolpos · Orchoe · Paraitakene · Parthia · Patalene · Portikania · Raqemo · Rush Adir · Sabaia · Sabaike Aithiopia · Sachalites Kolpos · Sittakene · Sousiane · Syrtis · Tenessis · Thapsos · Zabrutuxun
Mediterranean
On 141 regions.
- Numeric effects where it is present: farming level +2 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +4 to +5 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +7 to +8 (Great Estates (Crops))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): farming level +1 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +2 to +3 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +5 to +6 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Great Estates (Crops))
Regions with this climate (141)
Achaia · Ader Lepqi · Agadir · Aitolia · Akragas · Ambrakikos Kolpos · Anatolike Sogdiane · Apamene · Apulia · Ardiaea · Arecomicia · Argolis · Arkadia · Arktonnesos · Arwad · Aspis · Astia · Attike · Ay-Bushum · Ay-Khol · Baliares Maiores · Bastetania Occidentalis · Bebaxal · Boiotia · Bosporos · Bousirites Nomos · Bracarensia · Brenaia · Bruttium · Calabria · Calpe · Campania · Celticia · Cessetania · Chaonia · Chios · Conia · Corsica · Daunia · Dekapolis · Edonis · Elis · Elymia · Elysicea · Emporitia · Epetia-Salonitis · Epikrateia · Ergavicia · Etruria · Euboia · Eurymedoneia · Faliscia · Gazaia · Genuatea · Gylakeia · Hasta · Helmantike · Hipparia · Iliensia · Ingaunia · Ionia · Ioudaia · Issa · Itania · Kadousia · Kaikia · Kalbia · Karaly · Kardia · Karia · Kianos Kolpos · Kibyratis · Kilikia Pedias · Kilikia Tracheia · Korinthia · Kroton · Kydoniatis · Kyklades · Kyrenaike · Kyrnos · Lakonia · Latium · Lesbos · Liksho · Lucania · Lusitania · Lydia · Lykia · Magna Graecia · Magnesia · Maiandros · Malaka · Maleth · Mamertina · Mareotis · Mauretania · Mauretania Septentrionalis · Menelaites Nomos · Messenia · Minoa · Mysia · Notia Bithynia · Olbiana-Sardinia · Olcadia · Oxybia · Paphia · Paphlagonia · Parthenope · Phaselia · Pisidia · Poseidonia · Propontis · Qart Hadasht · Rhegion · Rhodos · Salamina · Salda · Salluvia · Samnium · Samos · Segobrigia · Shamerayin · Shigan · Sikelia · Syria · Tagia · Thessalia · Ting · Trinakria · Turdetania · Turdetania Septentrionalis · Turdulia · Turdulorum Oppida · Velzna · Vocontia · Woyxat · Xatiq · Xupon · Zidun · Ziz · Zur
Monsoon
On 5 regions.
Has no effect in the current version.
Regions with this climate (5)
Audoumbaria · Axoumitis · Hydaspes · Kathaia · Kounindia
Oceanic
On 64 regions.
- Lets you build: 10 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4, Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops)
- Blocks: 5 building levels: Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Basin Irrigation (Crops), Canal Network (Crops), Irrigation Aqueducts (Crops), Irrigated Great Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: farming level +2 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +4 to +5 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +7 to +8 (Great Estates (Crops))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): farming level +1 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +2 to +3 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +5 to +6 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Great Estates (Crops))
Regions with this climate (64)
Aeduia · Allobrogia · Ambiana · Aquitania · Arevacia · Arevacia Septentrionalis · Artabria · Arvernia · Asturia · Avionia · Beronia · Biturigia · Brigantia · Bructeria · Cadurcia · Cantabria · Cantiacia · Carnutia · Catuvellaunia · Cenomania-Aulercia · Chaucia Maior · Chaucia Minor · Cheruscia · Cimbria · Corieltauvia · Cornavia · Cornovia · Damnonia · Deceanglia · Demetaea · Dobunnia · Dumnonia · Durotrigia · Eblania · Eburonia · Ecenia · Frisia · Gabalia · Ivernia · Langobardia · Lemovicia · Lingonia · Magnatia · Mandubia · Mediomatricia · Menapia · Nervia · Ordovicia · Osismia · Otadinia · Parisia · Pictonia · Reginia · Remia · Senonia · Siluria · Suessetania · Sugambria · Taexalia · Tectosagia · Trinobantia · Vasconia · Venellia · Venetia-Aremorica
Temperate
On 17 regions.
- Lets you build: 10 building levels: Farms OLD, Farms+1, Farms+2, Farms+3, Farms+4, Land Clearance (Crops), Contour Furrows (Crops), Runoff Water Collection (Crops), Crop Rotation (Crops), Great Estates (Crops)
- Blocks: 5 building levels: Irrigation Ditches (Crops), Basin Irrigation (Crops), Canal Network (Crops), Irrigation Aqueducts (Crops), Irrigated Great Estates (Crops)
- Numeric effects where it is present: farming level +2 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +4 to +5 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +7 to +8 (Great Estates (Crops))
- Numeric effects it withholds (granted only where it is absent): farming level +1 (Land Clearance (Crops)); farming level +2 to +3 (Contour Furrows (Crops)); farming level +3 to +4 (Runoff Water Collection (Crops)); farming level +5 to +6 (Crop Rotation (Crops)); farming level +6 to +7 (Great Estates (Crops))
Regions with this climate (17)
Apuania · Caeracatia · Hellenike Mariandynia · Lemannus Inferior · Liburnia · Massyas · Orestis · Paelignia · Paionia · Pentria · Sassinia · Savia · Sequania · Tencteria Vetus · Treveria · Ubia Vetus · Vettonia
Tropical
On 1 region.
Has no effect in the current version.