Windswept Hills biome

Windswept Hills

OverworldRainJava 26.3

The Windswept Hills biome (Overworld) has a temperature of 0.2 (Rain). 15 mob types spawn here — mostly Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime at night and Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Cow by day — and it can generate Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold, Trial Chambers. Spawn weights and ores below come from the Java 26.3 game files.

Temperature
0.2Rain
Mob types
15
Most common monster
Spider19.4%
Most common animal
Sheep26.7%
Structures
4
Extra ore
Copper Ore, Emerald Ore

Mobs that spawn in the Windswept Hills

Game data

Every natural spawn with its weight. Within each group, a mob's share is its chance per spawn attempt.

Monsters

Monsters
MobWeightSharePack size
Spider10019.4%4
Skeleton10019.4%4
Creeper10019.4%4
Slime10019.4%4
Zombie9518.5%4
Enderman101.94%1–4
Zombie Villager50.97%1
Witch50.97%1

Animals

Animals
MobWeightSharePack size
Sheep1226.7%4
Pig1022.2%4
Chicken1022.2%4
Cow817.8%4
Llama511.1%4–6

Ambient

Ambient
MobWeightSharePack size
Bat10100%8

Underground water animals

Underground water animals
MobWeightSharePack size
Glow Squid10100%4–6

Monsters spawn in darkness (block light 0 in the Overworld); animals mostly when chunks generate and on grass in light.

Structures in the Windswept Hills

These structures can generate in this biome.

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Ores in the Windswept Hills

Ores that generate here, with the best Y level for each. Highlighted: extra ore only this kind of biome gets (Copper Ore, Emerald Ore).

Windswept Hills climate

Game data
Dimension
Overworld
Temperature
0.2
Downfall
0.3
Weather
Rain
Sky colour
#7da2ff
Water colour
#3f76e4
Biome ID
minecraft:windswept_hills

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Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Windswept Hills is a biome (Overworld; temperature 0.2, Rain). Its most common monsters are Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime; its animals are Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Cow. It can contain 4 structure types: Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold, Trial Chambers. It also generates extra Copper Ore, Emerald Ore.

See Also

All Minecraft biomesMobsStructuresOres
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Windswept Hills FAQ (Java 26.3)

What mobs spawn in the Windswept Hills?

Monsters: Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime. Animals: Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Cow. 15 mob types in total.

What structures are in the Windswept Hills?

Mineshaft, Ruined Portal, Stronghold, Trial Chambers.

Does it rain or snow in the Windswept Hills?

Its temperature is 0.2, so its weather is: Rain.

Does the Windswept Hills have extra ores?

Yes: it generates extra Copper Ore, Emerald Ore that most biomes don't get.