The climate of Golfe
BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe). Dry and hot, but with enough rain for grass. A band of dry grassland and scrub, usually found on the edges of hot deserts. It gets more rain than a desert, but still not enough for most trees.
The 1901 to 1930 map puts Golfe in the same zone, BSh.
Golfe: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe) | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | BSh Hot semi-arid (steppe) | Same as now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model keeps Golfe in BSh in 2071 to 2099. The high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) gives the same answer.
Cities with the same climate as Golfe
Other big cities that are BSh (hot semi-arid (steppe)) in 1991 to 2020, at most two per country:
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Population of Golfe from GeoNames: 655,796 (rank 891 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.