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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Gilze-Rijen Netherlands

At Gilze-Rijen, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 74°F and is rarely below 19°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Gilze-Rijen for warm-weather activities is from late June to early September.

Climate at Gilze-Rijen

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Gilze-Rijen weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 5 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 67°F. The hottest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is July, with an average high of 73°F and low of 55°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 8, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is January, with an average low of 33°F and high of 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Gilze-Rijen

Average High and Low Temperature at Gilze-RijenwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 843°FFeb 843°FAug 474°FAug 474°F32°F32°F56°F56°FJun 567°FJun 567°FSep 967°FSep 967°FNov 1748°FNov 1748°FMar 848°FMar 848°F50°F50°F51°F51°F38°F38°F35°F35°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 42°F44°F50°F57°F64°F69°F73°F72°F66°F58°F49°F44°F
Temp. 38°F38°F43°F49°F56°F61°F64°F64°F58°F52°F44°F39°F
Low 33°F33°F36°F40°F47°F52°F55°F55°F50°F45°F39°F35°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Gilze-Rijen

Average Hourly Temperature at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Burnaby, Canada (4,831 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Gilze-Rijen (view comparison).

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At Gilze-Rijen, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Gilze-Rijen begins around March 24 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around October 10.

The clearest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 10 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around March 24.

The cloudiest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Gilze-Rijen

Cloud Cover Categories at Gilze-RijenclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2157%Jul 2157%Dec 2628%Dec 2628%Mar 2443%Mar 2443%Oct 1043%Oct 1043%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 68%64%60%53%52%48%44%45%50%59%68%70%
Clearer 32%36%40%47%48%52%56%55%50%41%32%30%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Gilze-Rijen varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from May 19 to February 2, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Gilze-Rijen is December, with an average of 10.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.5 months, from February 2 to May 19. The month with the fewest wet days at Gilze-Rijen is April, with an average of 7.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Gilze-Rijen is November, with an average of 9.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 32% on December 29.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gilze-Rijen

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gilze-RijenwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 2935%Dec 2935%Apr 1522%Apr 1522%May 1928%May 1928%Feb 228%Feb 228%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 8.9d7.3d7.6d7.0d8.7d9.1d9.2d8.7d8.9d9.1d9.1d9.3d
Mixed 0.5d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.5d
Snow 0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d
Any 9.6d7.7d7.7d7.0d8.7d9.1d9.2d8.7d8.9d9.1d9.3d10.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Gilze-Rijen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Gilze-Rijen. The month with the most rain at Gilze-Rijen is December, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The month with the least rain at Gilze-Rijen is April, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Gilze-Rijen

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.0″1.6″1.5″1.2″1.6″1.9″2.0″1.9″2.0″1.9″2.0″2.1″

The length of the day at Gilze-Rijen varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gilze-Rijen

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2016 hr, 39 minJun 2016 hr, 39 minJun 2012 hr, 11 minSep 2212 hr, 11 minSep 227 hr, 49 minDec 217 hr, 49 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 8.4h10.0h11.9h13.9h15.7h16.6h16.1h14.5h12.6h10.6h8.9h7.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:22 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 24 minutes later at 8:46 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 4:30 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 31 minutes later at 10:02 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Gilze-Rijen during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Gilze-Rijen

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 165:22 AMJun 165:22 AM10:02 PMJun 2410:02 PMJun 24Dec 124:30 PMDec 124:30 PM8:46 AMDec 308:46 AMDec 30Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Gilze-Rijen

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010202030304040500001010101020203030404050601562NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Gilze-Rijen

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Gilze-Rijen, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Gilze-Rijen

Humidity Comfort Levels at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 10%Mar 10%Jul 234%Jul 234%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d1.0d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Gilze-Rijen experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 15 to April 2, with average wind speeds of more than 10.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 2 to October 15. The calmest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Gilze-Rijen

Average Wind Speed at Gilze-RijenwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphJan 713.0 mphJan 713.0 mphAug 38.9 mphAug 38.9 mphOct 1510.9 mphOct 1510.9 mphApr 210.9 mphApr 210.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 12.812.111.410.39.89.59.39.29.810.811.312.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Gilze-Rijen varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 8.2 months, from January 24 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 45% on July 18. The wind is most often from the south for 3.8 months, from September 29 to January 24, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Gilze-Rijen

Wind Direction at Gilze-RijenSWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Gilze-Rijen is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 29 to September 30, with an average temperature above 61°F. The month of the year at Gilze-Rijen with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 65°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from December 14 to April 10, with an average temperature below 46°F. The month of the year at Gilze-Rijen with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 42°F.

Average Water Temperature at Gilze-Rijen

Average Water Temperature at Gilze-RijenwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FAug 1366°FAug 1366°F41°FFeb 2141°FFeb 21Jun 2961°FJun 2961°FSep 3061°FSep 3061°FDec 1446°FDec 1446°FApr 1046°FApr 1046°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 43°F42°F43°F47°F53°F59°F63°F65°F63°F58°F52°F46°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Gilze-Rijen throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gilze-Rijen for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Tourism Score at Gilze-Rijen

Tourism Score at Gilze-Rijenbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.80.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gilze-Rijen for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score at Gilze-Rijen

Beach/Pool Score at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.63.60.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Gilze-Rijen typically lasts for 6.5 months (200 days), from around April 16 to around November 2, rarely starting before March 29 or after May 6, and rarely ending before October 11 or after December 4.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Gilze-Rijen

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Gilze-Rijengrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Apr 1650%Apr 1650%Nov 250%Nov 290%May 690%May 690%Oct 1190%Oct 1110%Mar 2910%Mar 2910%Dec 410%Dec 40%Feb 50%Feb 5Jul 31100%Jul 31100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Gilze-Rijen should appear around April 21, only rarely appearing before April 6 or after May 5.

Growing Degree Days at Gilze-Rijen

Growing Degree Days at Gilze-RijenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FApr 2190°FApr 2190°FJul 16900°FJul 16900°FSep 291,800°FSep 291,800°FDec 311,966°FDec 311,966°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 28 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is June, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 25 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Gilze-Rijen is December, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gilze-Rijen

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gilze-RijenbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 266.4 kWhJun 266.4 kWhDec 210.6 kWhDec 210.6 kWhApr 285.2 kWhApr 285.2 kWhAug 165.2 kWhAug 165.2 kWhOct 251.8 kWhOct 251.8 kWhFeb 191.8 kWhFeb 191.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 0.81.62.94.65.86.36.15.23.72.21.00.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gilze-Rijen are 51.567 deg latitude, 4.932 deg longitude, and 56 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gilze-Rijen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 38 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (194 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (673 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gilze-Rijen is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (36%), grassland (15%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (24%), and within 50 miles by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Gilze-Rijen, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Gilze-Rijen has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Eindhoven Airport, Brasschaat, Schaffen, De Bilt, Woensdrecht Airport, Antwerp International Airport, Rotterdam The Hague Airport, and Soesterberg Air Base.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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