Calendar and Climate

In TerraFirmaCraft, the climate and the time are both very important factors. Let's start with the Calendar.

At any time, you can view the calendar by pressing E, and clicking on the calendar tab. This will show the Season, the Day, and the Date.

There are seasons, and the weather and climate will change along with them! There are four seasons in TerraFirmaCraft, each divided up into Early, Mid and Late months. The four seasons are:

• Spring: March - May
• Summer: June - August
• Autumn: September - November
• Winter: December - February

The current season can influence the temperature of the area, the precipitation (if it will rain or snow, and how much), among other things. Pay attention to the calendar tab, it will be useful!

Now, onto the climate...

Climate

Another tab on the main inventory screen is the Climate screen. This one shows information about the current location

From top to bottom, the screen displays the Local Climate, the Average Annual Temperature, the Average Annual Rainfall, the peak rainfall, the season when the peak occurs, and the current temperature.

Temperature in TerraFirmaCraft is influenced by a number of factors:

• Firstly, the region, especially the latitude (Z coordinate) will play the largest role.
• Secondly, the current season will influence the temperature - it will be hottest during Summer, and coldest during Winter.
• Finally, the temperature can be different day to day as well as varying from hour to hour.

The last line shows the current temperature, including all these aforementioned factors.

Temperature can influence many things: if crops and plants will grow, if snow and ice will form or melt, and more.

Rainfall

Rainfall is another climate value that can vary depending on where you are in the world and the time of year. The annual rainfall is measured in millimeters (mm) and can be between 0mm - 500mm. Rainfall affects the types of flora that are found in an area, and also the types of soil.
Depending on the local climate, rainfall may vary throughout the year to a peak of up to twice the local average.

Rainfall is also important as it affects what things can be grown in an area. Rainfall is one of the main contributors to Hydration, which is an exact measure of how wet the soil is in a given location, and is used by Crops, Fruit Trees, and Berry Bushes to determine if they can grow.