How many biomes are in the overworld?

There are over 70 different biomes, most of which are located in the Overworld

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Removed Biomes[]
How many biomes are in a Minecraft world?
What is the rarest biome in Minecraft Overworld?
How many biomes are in the end?
Is Overworld infinite?

Type	Biome Name	Description
Hot	Baobab Savanna	Temperature: 1.2 Category: Savanna Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: None Based on the Baobab trees found in Africa and Australia.
Hot	Dead Sea	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Ocean Top Blocks: Black Sand Precipitation: None A hot ocean biome with spires and massive arches of stone.
Hot	Lush Stacks	Temperature: 1.0 Category: Ocean Precipitation: Rain An ocean biome with stony spires and massive arches covered with lush vegetation.
Hot	Mojave Desert	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Mix of Coarse Dirt, Sand, and Grass. Precipitation: None Based off the Mojave Desert found in the American Southwest, this biome is home to the Joshua Tree.
Hot	Atacama Desert	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Cracked Red Sand, Red Sand Precipitation: None A lush red desert based on the real-life Atacama Desert.
Hot	Red Rock Valley	Temperature: 1.2 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Red Rock, Grass, Coarse Dirt, Terracotta Precipitation: Rain A mountainous desert biome inspired by the Red Rock Mountains/Canyon outside Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hot	Windswept Desert	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Windswept Sand Precipitation: None A unique desert biome with windswept sand, aloe vera, and various cacti.
Hot	Firecracker Shrubland	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A warm plains biome with firecracker bushes and occasional oak trees.
Hot	Sierra Badlands	Temperature: 1.2 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Mix of Terracotta, Grass, Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Rain Based off the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Medium	Allium Fields	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A field dedicated to Allium flowers scattered with Red Oaks.
Warm	Amaranth Fields	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A field dedicated to the Amaranth flowers scattered with Jacaranda Trees.
Medium	Aspen Forest	Temperature: 0.7 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #B5BB6A Foliage Color: #527F57 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 Forests inspired by the Aspen trees found in Utah and around the world.
Medium	Bayou	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #708C38 Foliage Color: #60B250 Water Color: #497A4E Water Fog Color: #668027 A dense swamp filled with Willow Trees and inspired by the Bayous found in the Gulf Coast region of the United States.
Warm	Crag Gardens	Temperature: 1.0 Category: Jungle Top Blocks: Mossy Stone Precipitation: Rain An elevated rare and magical rocky biome found in warmer climates with an abundance of Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees.
Medium	Cypress Swamplands	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #60B250 Foliage Color: #60B250 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 Swamp inspired by the Giant Cypress Swamp found in southern Delaware.
Warm	Cherry Blossom Forest	Temperature: 0.7 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #A7D86C Foliage Color: #A7D86C Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 A forest inspired by the Cherry Blossom forests in Japan.
Warm	Ebony Woods	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest, dense Top Blocks: Mix of Grass and Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Rain A lush and dense forest filled with Ebony trees and bushes inspired from their native land of India.
Warm	Forgotten Forest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A magical fantasy forest with glowing leaves.
Medium	Temperate Grove	Temperature: 0.75 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A lush field with yellow and regular birch trees.
Warm	Guiana Shield	Temperature: 0.95 Category: Jungle Top Blocks: Overgrown Stone Precipitation: Rain An elevated jungle based off the Guiana Shield found in South America.
Warm	Jacaranda Forest	Temperature: 0.95 Category: Jungle Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A jungle filled with Indigo and Pink Jacaranda trees with occasional bamboo.
Warm	White Mangrove Marshes	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Swamp inspired by the several mangrove swamps on shores found across the world.
Medium	Coconino Meadow	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Lush Grass Precipitation: Rain A lush meadow based on the Coconino regions of the United States.
Medium	Orchard	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A forest filled with apple orchard trees.
Medium	Prairie	Temperature: 1.4 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A prairie biome like those founds in the Mississippi River valley.
Medium	Red Oak Forest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain An oak forest with red oaks.
Medium	Redwood Thicket	Temperature: 0.9 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Mix of Grass, Coarse Dirt and Podzol Precipitation: Rain A dense forest inspired by the unique Redwood trees founds in California.
Warm	Tropical Rainforest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Jungle Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A biome inspired by tropical rainforests from around the world.
Warm	Temperate Rainforest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Lush Grass Precipitation: Rain A rather dense forest with big bushy trees.
Cool	Autumnal Valley	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain An open space scattered with pumpkins.
Cool	Canadian Shield	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Overgrown Stone Precipitation: Rain A mountainous biome inspired by the Canadian Shield.
Cool	Borealis Grove	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Peat and Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #4C763C Foliage Color: #648C36 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 A biome inspired by real world Boreal Forests from around the world.
Cool	Cika Woods	Temperature: 0.35 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Podzol, Grass, Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #CCAF5B Foliage Color: #CCAF5B Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 The first ever biome created in BYG.
Cool	Coniferous Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Peat, Grass, Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Rain Biome inspired by coniferous forests from around the world.
Cool	Dacite Ridges	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Overgrown Dacite, Podzol, Dacite Precipitation: Rain A unique biome inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover in England filled with Dacite.
Cool	Maple Taiga	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A taiga filled with Maple trees like those found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Cool	Autumnal Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A colorful oak forest that feels like autumn.
Cool	Autumnal Taiga	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A colorful taiga forest that feels like autumn with a mix of Aspen and Pine.
Cool	Skyris Vale	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Extreme Hills Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #61CC8C Foliage Color: #6CE26E Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 An interesting fantasy biome with trees that somehow resemble Acacias… a mutation? Who knows.
Cool	Black Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Peat, Coarse Dirt, Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #4C763C Foliage Color: #228B22 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 Biome inspired by the dense Black Forest found in Germany filled with Pine and scattered with Aspen and conifers.
Cool	Weeping Witch Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass and Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #527F57 Foliage Color: #648C36 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 People say they hear the screams of witches who were killed in Salem, some even claim to have seen witches through its dense fog wandering these woods….
Cool	Zelkova Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #52A575 Foliage Color: #52A575 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 Uniquely shaped Zelkovas live on this land in high numbers.
Icy	Cardinal Tundra	Temperature: -0.35 Category: Icy Top Blocks: Grass and Stone Precipitation: Snow Grass Color: #99463D Foliage Color: #99463D Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 A cold tundra biome with red grass.
Icy	Shattered Glacier	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Icy Top Blocks: Black Ice and Snow Precipitation: Snow An interesting biome to find black ice.
Icy	Frosted Taiga	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Snow A snowy variant of the Blue Taiga.
Icy	Frosted Coniferous Forest	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Peat, Grass, Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Snow A snowy variant of the Coniferous Forest.
Cool	Fragment Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Overgrown Stone Precipitation: Rain A forested biome with spike-shaped stone cliffs.
Warm	Araucaria Savanna	Temperature: 1.2 Category: Savanna Top Blocks: Precipitation: None A savanna variant with Araucaria trees.
Warm	Rose Fields	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass block Precipitation: Rain A plain covered with rose bushes and other red flowers.
Cool	Twilight Meadow	Temperature: 0.25 Category:Forest Top Blocks: Peat and Grass Block Precipitation: Rain Similar to the Zelkova Forest, with brown zelkova trees and a special particle effect.
Peak	Howling Peaks	Temperature: 0.15 Category: Mountain Top Blocks: Grass Block Precipitation: Rain A cool, lush mountain peak biome with colorful birch trees and unique ambience.
Beach	Rainbow Beach	Temperature: 0.85 Category: Beach Top Blocks: Blue/Pink/Purple/Black/White Sand Precipitation: Rain A magical beach biome with colorful sand.
Beach	Dacite Shore	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Extreme Hills Top Blocks: Dacite, White Sand Precipitation: Rain A stony beach biome of dacite mixed with white sand.
Beach	Basalt Barrera	Temperature: 0.85 Category: Beach Top Blocks: Basalt, Black Sand, Magma Block Precipitation: Rain A volcanic beach biome with small basalt columns.

Removed Biomes[]

Type	Biome Name	Description
Hot	Dunes	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Sand Precipitation: None A hilly desert inspired from areas around the world.
Hot	Red Desert	Temperature: 2.0 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Red Sand Precipitation: None A desert full of red sand inspired by the red desert in Wyoming.
Warm	Ancient Forest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #527F57 Foliage Color: #648C36 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 An old forest filled with massive ancient trees.
Warm	Canyons	Temperature: 1.5 Category: Desert Top Blocks: Mix of Stone and Overgrown Stone Precipitation: None
Warm	Deciduous Forest	Temperature: 0.7 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #83A551 Foliage Color: #648C36 Water Color: #3F76E4 Water Fog Color: #050533 Forest inspired by the many deciduous forests found around the world.
Warm	Enchanted Grove	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A magical and rather rare mutation of the grove, sometimes with huge mutated flowers.
Warm	Glowshroom Bayou	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Mix of Grass and Glowcelium Precipitation: Rain A rare magical mutation of the Bayou filled with Glowshrooms.
Warm	Grassland Plateau	Temperature: 0.7 Category: Plains Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain An elevated and relatively flat plateau scattered with trees and covered in grass.
Warm	Tropical Fungal Rainforest	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Jungle Top Blocks: Grass and Mycelium Precipitation: Rain A mutated variant of the Tropical Rainforest overgrown with fungi.
Warm	Vibrant Swamplands	Temperature: 0.8 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A vibrant swamp that feels full of life.
Cool	Blue Taiga	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A taiga with Blue Spruce trees.
Cool	Cold Swamplands	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Swamp Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain Grass Color: #706440 Foliage Color: #706440 Water Color: #8C6B4D Water Fog Color: #8C6B4D A brown and murky swamp found in colder climates around the world.
Cool	Evergreen Taiga	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain An evergreen forest filled with Holly trees like those found in Massachusetts.
Cool	Great Lakes	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Stone, Mud, Gravel Precipitation: Rain A vast lake scattered with islands inspired by the Great Lakes found in the northern United States and Canada.
Cool	Seasonal Birch Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A colorful birch forest that feels like autumn.
Cool	Seasonal Deciduous Forest	Temperature: 0.25 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Rain A colorful deciduous forest that feels like autumn.
Icy	Alps	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Icy Top Blocks: Snow Precipitation: Snow A snow covered mountain inspired by the Alps found in Europe.
Icy	Snowy Deciduous Forest	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Forest Top Blocks: Grass Precipitation: Snow A snowy variant of the Deciduous Forest.
Icy	Snowy Evergreen Taiga	Temperature: -0.5 Category: Taiga Top Blocks: Peat, Grass, Coarse Dirt Precipitation: Snow A snowy variant of the Evergreen Taiga.
Warm	Tropical Islands	Temperature: 0.95 Category:Ocean Top Blocks: Grass Block Precipitation: Rain Paradise islands with tropical vegetation and rainbow beaches.

How many biomes are in a Minecraft world?

In Java Edition there are 63 different biome types: 52 for the Overworld, 5 for the Nether, and 5 for the End, plus one used only for a superflat preset. In Bedrock Edition there are 84 biome types: 48 for the Overworld, 5 for the Nether, 1 for the End, and 30 unused.

What is the rarest biome in Minecraft Overworld?

The rarest biome in all of Minecraft is considered the modified jungle edge biome. This biome only covers 0.0001% of the overworld, which is around one in a million. For this biome to occur, a modified jungle biome must border a swamp hills biome. This biome features ocelots, dense trees, pandas, parrots, and more.

How many biomes are in the end?

Biomes. There are 5 biomes that make up the End in Java Edition. Beds and respawn anchors still explode if the biome is set in the Overworld. In Bedrock Edition, all End biomes are classified as a single biome, which is the_End .