Downloads are provided via our download server. There you can download all files manually, or use Cyberduck or WGET to download files in bulk.
The technical documentation including a description of the different datasets, the available variables, and the different units can also be found here.
Version 2.1
Version 1.2
When using the data, you agree to cite the respective original peer-reviewed publication AND the respective dataset:
Original peer-reviewed publications (mandatory):
CHELSA V2.x-V1.xx (including CMIP5, CMIP6, PMIP3, and timeseries data)
Karger, D.N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R.W., Zimmermann, N.E., Linder, P., Kessler, M. (2017): Climatologies at high resolution for the Earth land surface areas. Scientific Data. 4 170122. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.122
Karger, D.N., Schmatz, D., Detttling, D., Zimmermann, N.E. (2020): High resolution monthly precipitation and temperature timeseries for the period 2006-2100. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00587-y
Beck, H., Wood, E.F., McVicar, T., Zambrano-Bigiarini, M., Alvarez-Garreton, C., Baez-Villanueva, O., Sheffield, J., Karger, D.N. (2020): Bias correction of global high-resolution precipitation climatologies using streamflow observations from 9372 catchments. Journal of Climate. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0332.1
Brun, P., Zimmermann, N.E., Hari, C., Pellissier, L., Karger, D.N. (preprint): Global climate-related predictors at kilometre resolution for the past and future. Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2022-212
Data citations (mandatory):
CHELSA-BIOCLIM+. (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA-BIOCLIM+)
Brun, P., Zimmermann, N.E., Hari, C., Pellissier, L., Karger, D. (2022): Data from: CHELSA-BIOCLIM+ A novel set of global climate-related predictors at kilometre-resolution. EnviDat. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.332
Version 2.1. (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA V1.0 – V1.xx)
Karger D.N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R.W., Zimmermann, N.E, Linder, H.P., Kessler, M. (2018): Data from: Climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas. EnviDat. https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.228.v2.1
CHELSA_EUR11 (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA V1.0 – V1.xx)
Karger, D.N., Dabaghchian, B., Lange, S., Thuiller, W., Zimmermann, N.E., Graham, C.H. (2020): High resolution climate data for Europe. EnviDat. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.16904/envidat.150
CHELSA_cmip5_ts (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA_cmip5_ts)
Karger, D.N., Schmatz, D., Dettling, G., Zimmermann, N.E. (2019): High resolution monthly precipitation and temperature timeseries for the period 2006-2100. EnviDat. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.16904/envidat.124
CHELSAcruts (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA_cmip5_ts)
Karger, D.N., Zimmermann, N.E. (2018): CHELSAcruts – High resolution temperature and precipitation timeseries for the 20th century and beyond. EnviDat. doi: 10.16904/envidat.159
Deprecated datasets:
Version 1.2. (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA V1.0 – V1.xx)
Karger D.N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R.W., Zimmermann, N.E, Linder, H.P., Kessler, M. (2018): Data from: Climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas. Dryad digital repository. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.5061/dryad.kd1d4
Version 1.1. (together with peer ewed citation: CHELSA V1.0 – V1.xx)
Karger, D.N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R.W., Zimmermann, N.E., Linder, P., Kessler, M. (2016): CHELSA climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas (Version 1.1). World Data Center for Climate. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/CHELSA_v1_1
Version 1.0 (together with peer reviewed citation: CHELSA V1.0 – V1.xx)
Karger, D.N., Conrad, O., Böhner, J., Kawohl, T., Kreft, H., Soria-Auza, R.W., Zimmermann, N.E., Linder, P., Kessler, M. (2016): CHELSA climatologies at high resolution for the earth’s land surface areas (Version 1.0). World Data Center for Climate. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/CHELSA_v1