Search all 65 biomes registered in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.x across the Overworld, Nether, and End. Copy the namespaced ID for /locate biome, and check temperature, precipitation, and dimension at a glance.
| Name | Biome ID | Category | Temperature | Precipitation | Dimension | Legacy ID (1.12.2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badlands | minecraft:badlands | mesa | 2 | No | overworld | 37 |
| Bamboo Jungle | minecraft:bamboo_jungle | jungle | 0.95 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Basalt Deltas | minecraft:basalt_deltas | nether | 2 | No | nether | — |
| Beach | minecraft:beach | beach | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | 16 |
| Birch Forest | minecraft:birch_forest | forest | 0.6 | Yes | overworld | 27 |
| Cherry Grove | minecraft:cherry_grove | forest | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Cold Ocean | minecraft:cold_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Crimson Forest | minecraft:crimson_forest | nether | 2 | No | nether | — |
| Dark Forest | minecraft:dark_forest | forest | 0.7 | Yes | overworld | 29 |
| Deep Cold Ocean | minecraft:deep_cold_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Deep Dark | minecraft:deep_dark | underground | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Deep Frozen Ocean | minecraft:deep_frozen_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Deep Lukewarm Ocean | minecraft:deep_lukewarm_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Deep Ocean | minecraft:deep_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | 24 |
| Desert | minecraft:desert | desert | 2 | No | overworld | 2 |
| Dripstone Caves | minecraft:dripstone_caves | underground | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | — |
| End Barrens | minecraft:end_barrens | the_end | 0.5 | No | end | — |
| End Highlands | minecraft:end_highlands | the_end | 0.5 | No | end | — |
| End Midlands | minecraft:end_midlands | the_end | 0.5 | No | end | — |
| Eroded Badlands | minecraft:eroded_badlands | mesa | 2 | No | overworld | 165 |
| Flower Forest | minecraft:flower_forest | forest | 0.7 | Yes | overworld | 132 |
| Forest | minecraft:forest | forest | 0.7 | Yes | overworld | 4 |
| Frozen Ocean | minecraft:frozen_ocean | ocean | 0 | Yes | overworld | 10 |
| Frozen Peaks | minecraft:frozen_peaks | ice | -0.7 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Frozen River | minecraft:frozen_river | ice | 0 | Yes | overworld | 11 |
| Grove | minecraft:grove | forest | -0.2 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Ice Spikes | minecraft:ice_spikes | ice | 0 | Yes | overworld | 140 |
| Jagged Peaks | minecraft:jagged_peaks | mountain | -0.7 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Jungle | minecraft:jungle | jungle | 0.95 | Yes | overworld | 21 |
| Lukewarm Ocean | minecraft:lukewarm_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Lush Caves | minecraft:lush_caves | underground | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Mangrove Swamp | minecraft:mangrove_swamp | forest | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Meadow | minecraft:meadow | mountain | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Mushroom Fields | minecraft:mushroom_fields | mushroom | 0.9 | Yes | overworld | 14 |
| Nether Wastes | minecraft:nether_wastes | nether | 2 | No | nether | 8 |
| Ocean | minecraft:ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | 0 |
| Old Growth Birch Forest | minecraft:old_growth_birch_forest | forest | 0.6 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Old Growth Pine Taiga | minecraft:old_growth_pine_taiga | taiga | 0.3 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Old Growth Spruce Taiga | minecraft:old_growth_spruce_taiga | taiga | 0.25 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Pale Garden | minecraft:pale_garden | none | 0.7 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Plains | minecraft:plains | plains | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | 1 |
| River | minecraft:river | river | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | 7 |
| Savanna | minecraft:savanna | savanna | 2 | No | overworld | 35 |
| Savanna Plateau | minecraft:savanna_plateau | savanna | 2 | No | overworld | 36 |
| Small End Islands | minecraft:small_end_islands | the_end | 0.5 | No | end | — |
| Snowy Beach | minecraft:snowy_beach | beach | 0.05 | Yes | overworld | 26 |
| Snowy Plains | minecraft:snowy_plains | plains | 0 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Snowy Slopes | minecraft:snowy_slopes | mountain | -0.3 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Snowy Taiga | minecraft:snowy_taiga | taiga | -0.5 | Yes | overworld | 30 |
| Soul Sand Valley | minecraft:soul_sand_valley | nether | 2 | No | nether | — |
| Sparse Jungle | minecraft:sparse_jungle | jungle | 0.95 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Stony Peaks | minecraft:stony_peaks | mountain | 1 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Stony Shore | minecraft:stony_shore | beach | 0.2 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Sunflower Plains | minecraft:sunflower_plains | plains | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | 129 |
| Swamp | minecraft:swamp | swamp | 0.8 | Yes | overworld | 6 |
| Taiga | minecraft:taiga | taiga | 0.25 | Yes | overworld | 5 |
| The End | minecraft:the_end | the_end | 0.5 | No | end | 9 |
| The Void | minecraft:the_void | none | 0.5 | No | overworld | 127 |
| Warm Ocean | minecraft:warm_ocean | ocean | 0.5 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Warped Forest | minecraft:warped_forest | nether | 2 | No | nether | — |
| Windswept Forest | minecraft:windswept_forest | forest | 0.2 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Windswept Gravelly Hills | minecraft:windswept_gravelly_hills | extreme_hills | 0.2 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Windswept Hills | minecraft:windswept_hills | extreme_hills | 0.2 | Yes | overworld | — |
| Windswept Savanna | minecraft:windswept_savanna | savanna | 2 | No | overworld | — |
| Wooded Badlands | minecraft:wooded_badlands | mesa | 2 | No | overworld | — |
The /locate biome command takes the namespaced biome ID and returns the nearest matching biome:
The biome ID for plains is minecraft:plains. Run /locate biome minecraft:plains to find the nearest plains biome.
There are 65 biomes registered in Java Edition 1.21.x, spread across the Overworld, the Nether, and the End.
Temperature is an internal value that influences grass and foliage colors and whether precipitation falls as rain or snow. Biomes at or below about 0.15 get snow instead of rain where precipitation applies.
Two steps: /locate biome minecraft:cherry_grove gives you the coordinates of the nearest cherry grove, then /tp with those coordinates takes you there. The locate command works in every dimension.
Cherry grove, deep dark (for ancient cities and the warden), mangrove swamp, lush caves, and the classic mushroom fields. For base-building, plains and meadow remain the most looked-up starter biomes.