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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Belen New Mexico, United States

In Belen, the summers are hot and dry; the winters are short, very cold, and snowy; and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 27°F to 94°F and is rarely below 19°F or above 100°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Belen for warm-weather activities are from late May to mid July and from late July to late September.

Climate in Belen

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Belen weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 22 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Belen is July, with an average high of 93°F and low of 68°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.8 months, from November 21 to February 15, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year in Belen is December, with an average low of 29°F and high of 50°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Belen

Average High and Low Temperature in BelenhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 449°FJan 449°FJun 3094°FJun 3094°F27°F27°F67°F67°FMay 2285°FMay 2285°FSep 1385°FSep 1385°FNov 2158°FNov 2158°FFeb 1558°FFeb 1558°F57°F57°F61°F61°F35°F35°F32°F32°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 51°F58°F66°F74°F83°F92°F93°F90°F84°F73°F60°F50°F
Temp. 38°F44°F51°F59°F68°F78°F80°F77°F71°F60°F47°F38°F
Low 28°F33°F39°F46°F55°F64°F68°F66°F59°F48°F37°F29°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 in Belen

Average Hourly Temperature in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingvery coldvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotwarmfreezing
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.

Pāsārgād, Iran (7,777 miles away); Mashhad, Iran (7,463 miles); and Quetta, Pakistan (7,947 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Belen (view comparison).

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In Belen, 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 in Belen begins around May 14 and lasts for 1.8 months, ending around July 7.

The clearest month of the year in Belen is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 7 and lasts for 10 months, ending around May 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Belen is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Belen

Cloud Cover Categories in BelenclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1180%Jun 1180%Feb 1562%Feb 1562%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearmostly cloudypartly cloudy
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 33%37%33%29%28%22%33%33%24%23%29%33%
Clearer 67%63%67%71%72%78%67%67%76%77%71%67%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.2 months, from July 2 to September 10, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Belen is August, with an average of 8.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.8 months, from September 10 to July 2. The month with the fewest wet days in Belen is April, with an average of 1.7 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 in Belen is August, with an average of 8.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 32% on August 7.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Belen

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BelenwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 732%Aug 732%Apr 45%Apr 45%Jul 218%Jul 218%Sep 1018%Sep 1018%rain
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 1.5d1.5d1.8d1.7d2.3d2.9d8.2d8.4d5.3d3.2d2.3d1.8d
Mixed 0.5d0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d
Snow 0.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.2d
Any 2.1d1.8d1.9d1.7d2.3d2.9d8.2d8.4d5.3d3.2d2.5d2.4d

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. Belen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from June 17 to November 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Belen is August, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from November 5 to June 17. The month with the least rain in Belen is January, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Belen

Average Monthly Rainfall in BelenrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 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 inJul 311.5 inJul 311.5 inFeb 50.2 inFeb 50.2 inMay 310.3 inMay 310.3 inNov 50.5 inNov 50.5 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 0.2″0.2″0.3″0.3″0.4″0.5″1.3″1.4″1.2″0.7″0.4″0.3″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Belen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.5 weeks, from December 25 to January 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Belen is January, with an average snowfall of 0.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 12 months, from January 4 to December 25. The least snow falls around July 28, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Belen

Average Monthly Snowfall in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inDec 301.1 inDec 301.1 inJul 280.0 inJul 280.0 inJan 41.0 inJan 41.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (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 rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 0.8″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.8″

The length of the day in Belen varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Belen

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1914 hr, 29 minJun 2014 hr, 29 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 50 minDec 219 hr, 50 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 10.1h11.0h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.4h14.2h13.4h12.4h11.3h10.3h9.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:53 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 36 minutes later at 7:29 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:56 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 28 minutes later at 8:24 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Belen during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Belen

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 125:53 AMJun 125:53 AM8:24 PMJun 288:24 PMJun 28Dec 44:56 PMDec 44:56 PM7:29 AMNov 27:29 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 in Belen

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00010101010202020303030404040505060607000010101020202020303030404040505060703279NowNow
northeastsouthwest
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 in Belen

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 in Belen, 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 in Belen

Humidity Comfort Levels in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 220%Feb 220%Aug 90%Aug 90%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumid
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 in Belen experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from February 4 to June 20, with average wind speeds of more than 8.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Belen is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from June 20 to February 4. The calmest month of the year in Belen is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Belen

Average Wind Speed in BelenwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphApr 1010.1 mphApr 1010.1 mphAug 135.9 mphAug 135.9 mphFeb 48.0 mphFeb 48.0 mphJun 208.0 mphJun 208.0 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) 7.68.59.410.09.38.16.66.06.97.37.47.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Belen varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 1.3 weeks, from January 4 to January 13, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 10. The wind is most often from the west for 5.2 months, from January 13 to June 20 and for 2.8 months, from October 9 to January 4, with a peak percentage of 48% on April 22. The wind is most often from the south for 3.6 months, from June 20 to October 9, with a peak percentage of 45% on July 20.

Wind Direction in Belen

Wind Direction in BelenWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Belen 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 times of year to visit Belen for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to mid July and from late July to late September, with a peak score in the second week of June.

Tourism Score in Belen

Tourism Score in Belenbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.50.30.37.47.46.86.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Belen for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early August, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Belen

Beach/Pool Score in Belenbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.66.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 in Belen typically lasts for 7.3 months (224 days), from around March 28 to around November 7, rarely starting before March 5 or after April 18, and rarely ending before October 19 or after November 25.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Belen

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Belengrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2850%Mar 2850%Nov 750%Nov 790%Apr 1890%Apr 1890%Oct 1990%Oct 1910%Mar 510%Mar 510%Nov 2510%Nov 250%Dec 220%Dec 22Jul 22100%Jul 22100%freezingvery coldcoldcomfortablewarmhotcool
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 in Belen should appear around March 2, only rarely appearing before February 18 or after March 14.

Growing Degree Days in Belen

Growing Degree Days in BelenJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FMar 288°FMar 288°FMay 20900°FMay 20900°FJun 261,800°FJun 261,800°FDec 314,673°FDec 314,673°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 2.9 months, from April 19 to July 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Belen is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 3 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Belen is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Belen

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BelenbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 88.5 kWhJun 88.5 kWhDec 193.2 kWhDec 193.2 kWhApr 197.4 kWhApr 197.4 kWhJul 177.4 kWhJul 177.4 kWhNov 34.2 kWhNov 34.2 kWhFeb 74.2 kWhFeb 74.2 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) 3.54.55.97.38.08.37.56.76.05.03.83.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Belen are 34.663 deg latitude, -106.776 deg longitude, and 4,810 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Belen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 390 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,845 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,184 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,106 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Belen is covered by shrubs (69%) and cropland (22%), within 10 miles by shrubs (82%) and cropland (15%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (79%) and grassland (12%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Belen, 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

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Belen.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Belen according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Belen is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Belen and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Belen and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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 .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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