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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Mount Pleasant Airport Falkland Islands

At Mount Pleasant Airport, the summers are cool, the winters are very cold and dry, and it is extremely windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 33°F to 59°F and is rarely below 27°F or above 66°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Mount Pleasant Airport for warm-weather activities is from late December to late February.

Climate at Mount Pleasant Airport

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Mount Pleasant Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 25 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature above 55°F. The hottest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is January, with an average high of 58°F and low of 45°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 20 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature below 44°F. The coldest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is July, with an average low of 34°F and high of 40°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Mount Pleasant Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Mount Pleasant AirportwarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1440°FJul 1440°FJan 1759°FJan 1759°F33°F33°F46°F46°FNov 2555°FNov 2555°FMar 1555°FMar 1555°FMay 2044°FMay 2044°FSep 544°FSep 544°F42°F42°F44°F44°F37°F37°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 58°F58°F55°F49°F44°F41°F40°F42°F45°F50°F54°F56°F
Temp. 52°F51°F49°F44°F41°F37°F37°F38°F40°F44°F47°F50°F
Low 45°F45°F43°F40°F37°F34°F34°F34°F36°F38°F41°F44°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 Mount Pleasant Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcool
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.

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At Mount Pleasant Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport begins around September 6 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around April 3.

The clearest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 3 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around September 6.

The cloudiest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 66% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Mount Pleasant Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Mount Pleasant AirportclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 948%Feb 948%Jul 633%Jul 633%Sep 640%Sep 640%Apr 341%Apr 341%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 53%52%55%60%64%65%66%62%58%57%54%53%
Clearer 47%48%45%40%36%35%34%38%42%43%46%47%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from November 11 to May 12, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Mount Pleasant Airport is January, with an average of 9.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from May 12 to November 11. The month with the fewest wet days at Mount Pleasant Airport is September, with an average of 5.4 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 Mount Pleasant Airport is January, with an average of 9.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 30% on March 26.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Mount Pleasant Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Mount Pleasant AirportwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Apr 431%Apr 431%Oct 316%Oct 316%Nov 1123%Nov 1123%May 1224%May 1224%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 9.0d8.1d8.9d8.4d6.9d5.8d5.7d5.6d5.1d5.7d7.3d8.7d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.3d0.4d0.3d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d
Snow 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 9.0d8.1d8.9d8.5d7.0d6.2d6.2d6.0d5.4d5.7d7.3d8.7d

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. Mount Pleasant Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Mount Pleasant Airport. The month with the most rain at Mount Pleasant Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

The month with the least rain at Mount Pleasant Airport is October, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Mount Pleasant Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inJan 241.6 inJan 241.6 inOct 60.8 inOct 60.8 inMar 211.6 inMar 211.6 inSep 21.0 inSep 21.0 inNowNow
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 1.6″1.5″1.6″1.5″1.2″1.0″0.9″0.9″0.9″0.8″1.0″1.4″

The length of the day at Mount Pleasant Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 7 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 16 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Mount Pleasant Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2216 hr, 42 minDec 2116 hr, 42 minDec 2112 hr, 12 minMar 2012 hr, 12 minMar 207 hr, 46 minJun 207 hr, 46 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 16.1h14.4h12.4h10.4h8.7h7.8h8.3h9.8h11.8h13.8h15.6h16.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:29 AM on December 13, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 34 minutes later at 9:02 AM on June 25. The earliest sunset is at 4:48 PM on June 15, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 27 minutes later at 9:15 PM on December 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Mount Pleasant Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Mount Pleasant Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 134:29 AMDec 134:29 AM9:15 PMDec 299:15 PMDec 29Jun 154:48 PMJun 154:48 PM9:02 AMJun 259:02 AMJun 25daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 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 Mount Pleasant Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020203030404050000010101010202020303030404050601562NowNow
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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 Mount Pleasant Airport

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 Mount Pleasant Airport, 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, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Mount Pleasant Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Mount Pleasant Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from July 23 to September 24, with average wind speeds of more than 17.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 18.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 10.0 months, from September 24 to July 23. The calmest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 17.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Mount Pleasant Airport

Average Wind Speed at Mount Pleasant AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphAug 2618.3 mphAug 2618.3 mphMay 1816.9 mphMay 1816.9 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) 17.317.017.317.317.017.517.818.117.717.617.717.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Mount Pleasant Airport is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction at Mount Pleasant Airport

Wind Direction at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnorthsoutheast
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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).

Mount Pleasant Airport 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 26 to April 2, with an average temperature above 48°F. The month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 50°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from June 20 to October 18, with an average temperature below 42°F. The month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 41°F.

Average Water Temperature at Mount Pleasant Airport

Average Water Temperature at Mount Pleasant AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec38°F38°F40°F40°F42°F42°F44°F44°F46°F46°F48°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°FFeb 650°FFeb 650°F41°FAug 2541°FAug 25Dec 2648°FDec 2648°FApr 248°FApr 248°FJun 2042°FJun 2042°FOct 1842°FOct 1842°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 49°F50°F49°F47°F45°F43°F41°F41°F41°F42°F45°F47°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Mount Pleasant Airport 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 Mount Pleasant Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the third week of January.

Tourism Score at Mount Pleasant Airport

Tourism Score at Mount Pleasant Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.92.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Mount Pleasant Airport for hot-weather activities is from late January to early February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score at Mount Pleasant Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.10.10.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Mount Pleasant Airport typically lasts for 6.7 months (202 days), from around October 15 to around May 5, rarely starting before August 25 or after November 13, and rarely ending before April 12 or after June 7.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Mount Pleasant Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Oct 1550%Oct 1550%May 550%May 590%Nov 1390%Nov 1390%Apr 1290%Apr 1210%Aug 2510%Aug 2510%Jun 710%Jun 72%Jul 72%Jul 7Feb 18100%Feb 18100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolfreezing
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.

Growing Degree Days at Mount Pleasant Airport

Growing Degree Days at Mount Pleasant AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F100°F100°F200°F200°F300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°FDec 1390°FDec 1390°FJun 30408°FJun 30408°FNowNow
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 3.2 months, from November 3 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is December, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from April 18 to August 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Mount Pleasant Airport is June, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Mount Pleasant Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Mount Pleasant AirportbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhDec 206.6 kWhDec 206.6 kWhJun 240.6 kWhJun 240.6 kWhNov 35.4 kWhNov 35.4 kWhFeb 105.4 kWhFeb 105.4 kWhApr 181.8 kWhApr 181.8 kWhAug 261.8 kWhAug 261.8 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) 6.35.13.51.90.90.60.71.52.84.45.96.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mount Pleasant Airport are -51.823 deg latitude, -58.447 deg longitude, and 223 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mount Pleasant Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 246 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 160 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,073 feet). Within 50 miles also contains large variations in elevation (2,310 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mount Pleasant Airport is covered by shrubs (67%), trees (18%), and water (12%), within 10 miles by shrubs (40%) and water (36%), and within 50 miles by water (77%) and shrubs (12%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Mount Pleasant Airport, 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

Mount Pleasant Airport 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.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

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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