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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Al Faḩāḩīl Kuwait

In Al Faḩāḩīl, the summers are long, sweltering, arid, and clear; the winters are cool, dry, and mostly clear; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 48°F to 114°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 118°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Al Faḩāḩīl for hot-weather activities are from early April to mid May and from late September to early November.

Climate in Al Faḩāḩīl

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Al Faḩāḩīl weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 21 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 104°F. The hottest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is July, with an average high of 113°F and low of 88°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 26 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is January, with an average low of 48°F and high of 65°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Al Faḩāḩīl

Average High and Low Temperature in Al FaḩāḩīlhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°F120°F120°FJan 1465°FJan 1465°FJul 19114°FJul 19114°F48°F48°F88°F88°FMay 21104°FMay 21104°FSep 24104°FSep 24104°FNov 2675°FNov 2675°FMar 575°FMar 575°F80°F80°F78°F78°F56°F56°F55°F55°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 65°F70°F78°F90°F102°F110°F113°F113°F107°F95°F80°F69°F
Temp. 57°F60°F68°F79°F91°F99°F102°F101°F94°F83°F70°F60°F
Low 48°F51°F58°F68°F79°F85°F88°F87°F80°F71°F60°F51°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 Al Faḩāḩīl

Average Hourly Temperature in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolwarmwarmhotswelteringswelteringcomfortablecoldcomfortable
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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In Al Faḩāḩīl, 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 in Al Faḩāḩīl begins around May 20 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 20.

The clearest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 20 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 20.

The cloudiest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Al Faḩāḩīl

Cloud Cover Categories in Al FaḩāḩīlclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1797%Jun 1797%Apr 1865%Apr 1865%Oct 2082%Oct 2082%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudymostly 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 28%26%29%33%22%5%9%11%5%16%30%33%
Clearer 72%74%71%67%78%95%91%89%95%84%70%67%

Al Faḩāḩīl does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 0% to 8%, with an average value of 3%.

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 Al Faḩāḩīl is January, with an average of 2.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 8% on January 17.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Al Faḩāḩīl

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 178%Jan 178%Jun 160%Jun 160%Dec 224%Dec 224%Apr 124%Apr 124%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 2.2d1.8d1.7d1.2d0.5d0.2d0.2d0.2d0.2d0.4d1.0d1.3d

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. Al Faḩāḩīl experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 1.1 months, from January 11 to February 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Al Faḩāḩīl is January, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 13 to January 11. The month with the least rain in Al Faḩāḩīl is June, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Al Faḩāḩīl

Average Monthly Rainfall in Al FaḩāḩīlrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 inJan 280.5 inJan 280.5 inSep 90.0 inSep 90.0 inJul 40.0 inJul 40.0 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 0.5″0.5″0.4″0.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.3″0.3″

The length of the day in Al Faḩāḩīl varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Al Faḩāḩīl

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 0 minJun 2014 hr, 0 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 17 minDec 2110 hr, 17 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 10.5h11.2h12.0h12.9h13.6h14.0h13.8h13.1h12.3h11.4h10.7h10.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:47 AM on June 10, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 55 minutes later at 6:42 AM on January 11. The earliest sunset is at 4:49 PM on December 2, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 1 minute later at 6:50 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Al Faḩāḩīl during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Al Faḩāḩīl

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 104:47 AMJun 104:47 AM6:50 PMJun 306:50 PMJun 30Dec 24:49 PMDec 24:49 PM6:42 AMJan 116:42 AMJan 11daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 in Al Faḩāḩīl

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708037NowNow
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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 in Al Faḩāḩīl

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.

Al Faḩāḩīl experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from July 13 to November 24, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Al Faḩāḩīl is October, with 6.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Al Faḩāḩīl is January, with 0.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Al Faḩāḩīl

Humidity Comfort Levels in Al FaḩāḩīlmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 30%Feb 30%Oct 2422%Oct 2422%Jul 136%Jul 136%NowNowdrydryhumidhumidmuggymuggycomfortablecomfortablemiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
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 0.1d0.1d0.4d1.1d1.3d0.6d2.0d4.1d4.1d6.2d3.1d0.6d

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 Al Faḩāḩīl experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from May 31 to August 13, with average wind speeds of more than 11.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.5 months, from August 13 to May 31. The calmest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Al Faḩāḩīl

Average Wind Speed in Al FaḩāḩīlwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphJun 2613.4 mphJun 2613.4 mphOct 38.8 mphOct 38.8 mphAug 1311.1 mphAug 1311.1 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) 9.89.99.69.29.712.612.411.09.89.09.79.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Al Faḩāḩīl is from the north throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Al Faḩāḩīl

Wind Direction in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNownorthsoutheastwest
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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).

Al Faḩāḩīl 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 3.9 months, from June 14 to October 11, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 90°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 20 to March 28, with an average temperature below 66°F. The month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 61°F.

Average Water Temperature in Al Faḩāḩīl

Average Water Temperature in Al FaḩāḩīlwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°FAug 1390°FAug 1390°F60°FFeb 860°FFeb 8Jun 1484°FJun 1484°FOct 1184°FOct 1184°FDec 2066°FDec 2066°FMar 2866°FMar 2866°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 62°F61°F64°F71°F79°F84°F87°F90°F88°F83°F75°F67°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Al Faḩāḩīl 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 Al Faḩāḩīl for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to mid April and from early November to early December, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Tourism Score in Al Faḩāḩīl

Tourism Score in Al Faḩāḩīlbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.97.93.03.07.67.65.75.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 times of year to visit Al Faḩāḩīl for hot-weather activities are from early April to mid May and from late September to early November, with a peak score in the third week of October.

Beach/Pool Score in Al Faḩāḩīl

Beach/Pool Score in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.97.90.70.77.77.73.83.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Al Faḩāḩīl are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Al Faḩāḩīl

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Feb 24100%Feb 2497%Jan 2097%Jan 20Jul 21100%Jul 21100%NowNowcoldcoolhotswelteringwarmvery cold
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 in Al Faḩāḩīl

Growing Degree Days in Al FaḩāḩīlJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJan 1390°FJan 1390°FMar 22900°FMar 22900°FDec 319,166°FDec 319,166°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 13 to August 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is June, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 4 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Al Faḩāḩīl is December, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Al Faḩāḩīl

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Al FaḩāḩīlbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 188.1 kWhJun 188.1 kWhDec 243.3 kWhDec 243.3 kWhAug 287.1 kWhAug 287.1 kWhNov 44.3 kWhNov 44.3 kWhFeb 64.3 kWhFeb 64.3 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) 3.74.65.66.47.38.07.87.46.65.23.93.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Al Faḩāḩīl are 29.083 deg latitude, 48.130 deg longitude, and 59 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Al Faḩāḩīl contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 61 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (512 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (942 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Al Faḩāḩīl is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), bare soil (27%), and water (26%), within 10 miles by water (44%) and bare soil (37%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (53%) and water (44%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Al Faḩāḩīl, 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 is only a single weather station, Kuwait International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Al Faḩāḩīl.

At a distance of 22 kilometers from Al Faḩāḩīl, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

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

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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