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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Qiziltepa Uzbekistan

In Qiziltepa, the summers are hot, arid, windy, and clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 98°F and is rarely below 17°F or above 105°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Qiziltepa for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August.

Climate in Qiziltepa

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

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 20 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Qiziltepa is July, with an average high of 98°F and low of 72°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 22 to March 2, with an average daily high temperature below 54°F. The coldest month of the year in Qiziltepa is January, with an average low of 29°F and high of 43°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Qiziltepa

Average High and Low Temperature in QiziltepahotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 1243°FJan 1243°FJul 298°FJul 298°F28°F28°F72°F72°FMay 2087°FMay 2087°FSep 1087°FSep 1087°FNov 2254°FNov 2254°FMar 254°FMar 254°F61°F61°F59°F59°F35°F35°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 43°F48°F60°F74°F86°F96°F98°F95°F85°F71°F57°F47°F
Temp. 36°F39°F50°F63°F74°F84°F86°F82°F72°F58°F47°F38°F
Low 29°F31°F40°F51°F60°F68°F72°F67°F57°F46°F37°F31°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 Qiziltepa

Average Hourly Temperature in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotsweltering
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.

Page, Arizona, United States (7,123 miles away) and Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States (7,033 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Qiziltepa (view comparison).

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In Qiziltepa, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Qiziltepa begins around May 15 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around October 18.

The clearest month of the year in Qiziltepa is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 18 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around May 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Qiziltepa is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Qiziltepa

Cloud Cover Categories in QiziltepaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1299%Aug 1299%Jan 2047%Jan 2047%May 1573%May 1573%Oct 1873%Oct 1873%NowNowclearovercastpartly cloudymostly clearmostly 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 52%49%48%41%26%8%3%2%8%26%41%48%
Clearer 48%51%52%59%74%92%97%98%92%74%59%52%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from November 11 to May 11, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Qiziltepa is March, with an average of 4.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from May 11 to November 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Qiziltepa is July, with an average of 0.1 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 Qiziltepa is March, with an average of 4.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 15% on March 18.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Qiziltepa

Daily Chance of Precipitation in QiziltepawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 1816%Mar 1816%Jul 180%Jul 180%Nov 118%Nov 118%May 118%May 118%NowNowrainsnow
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 1.9d2.8d4.4d3.1d2.1d0.7d0.1d0.2d0.4d1.3d2.2d2.2d
Mixed 0.4d0.4d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.3d
Snow 0.5d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.3d
Any 2.8d3.5d4.7d3.1d2.1d0.7d0.1d0.2d0.4d1.3d2.5d2.7d

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. Qiziltepa experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from February 8 to May 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Qiziltepa is March, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from May 6 to February 8. The month with the least rain in Qiziltepa is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Qiziltepa

Average Monthly Rainfall in QizilteparainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inMar 170.8 inMar 170.8 inJul 170.0 inJul 170.0 inNov 260.4 inNov 260.4 inJan 30.3 inJan 30.3 inMay 60.5 inMay 60.5 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 0.3″0.5″0.8″0.6″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″0.3″0.4″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.7 weeks, from January 17 to February 5, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Qiziltepa is January, with an average snowfall of 1.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 5 to January 17. The least snow falls around July 16, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Qiziltepa

Average Monthly Snowfall in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 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 in3.5 in3.5 inJan 281.1 inJan 281.1 inJul 160.0 inJul 160.0 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 1.0″0.8″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″0.5″

The length of the day in Qiziltepa varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Qiziltepa

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2015 hr, 1 minJun 2115 hr, 1 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 19 minDec 219 hr, 19 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 9.7h10.7h12.0h13.3h14.4h15.0h14.7h13.7h12.4h11.1h10.0h9.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 52 minutes later at 8:02 AM on January 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:15 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 59 minutes later at 8:13 PM on June 27.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Qiziltepa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 145:11 AMJun 145:11 AM8:13 PMJun 278:13 PMJun 27Dec 75:15 PMDec 75:15 PM8:02 AMJan 68:02 AMJan 6daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Qiziltepa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050506060700000101010102020202030303040405050602773NowNow
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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 Qiziltepa

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 Qiziltepa, 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 Qiziltepa

Humidity Comfort Levels in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 150%Feb 150%May 90%May 90%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 Qiziltepa experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 31 to September 9, with average wind speeds of more than 10.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Qiziltepa is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.7 months, from September 9 to May 31. The calmest month of the year in Qiziltepa is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Qiziltepa

Average Wind Speed in QiziltepawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphJul 2313.2 mphJul 2313.2 mphDec 188.4 mphDec 188.4 mphMay 3110.8 mphMay 3110.8 mphSep 910.8 mphSep 910.8 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) 8.69.19.49.610.211.813.012.410.38.78.58.5

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

The wind is most often from the north for 9.0 months, from February 14 to November 13, with a peak percentage of 88% on August 1. The wind is most often from the east for 3.0 months, from November 13 to February 14, with a peak percentage of 30% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Qiziltepa

Wind Direction in QiziltepaENEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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 Qiziltepa 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 Qiziltepa for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to early June and from mid August to late September, with a peak score in the second week of September.

Tourism Score in Qiziltepa

Tourism Score in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.18.10.30.37.47.46.16.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Qiziltepa for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Qiziltepa

Beach/Pool Score in Qiziltepabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.68.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Qiziltepa typically lasts for 7.7 months (236 days), from around March 17 to around November 8, rarely starting before February 27 or after April 6, and rarely ending before October 16 or after December 2.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Qiziltepagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 1750%Mar 1750%Nov 850%Nov 890%Apr 690%Apr 690%Oct 1690%Oct 1610%Feb 2710%Feb 2710%Dec 210%Dec 2Jul 17100%Jul 17100%freezingvery coldcoldcomfortablewarmhotcoolswelteringfrigid
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 Qiziltepa should appear around March 13, only rarely appearing before February 28 or after March 26.

Growing Degree Days in Qiziltepa

Growing Degree Days in QiziltepaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 1382°FMar 1382°FMay 15900°FMay 15900°FDec 315,170°FDec 315,170°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 3.5 months, from May 10 to August 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Qiziltepa is June, with an average of 8.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 1 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Qiziltepa is December, with an average of 2.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Qiziltepa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in QiziltepabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 258.4 kWhJun 258.4 kWhDec 232.0 kWhDec 232.0 kWhMay 107.1 kWhMay 107.1 kWhAug 257.1 kWhAug 257.1 kWhNov 13.3 kWhNov 13.3 kWhFeb 153.3 kWhFeb 153.3 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) 2.33.34.66.07.48.28.27.46.04.22.72.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Qiziltepa are 40.033 deg latitude, 64.850 deg longitude, and 869 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qiziltepa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 167 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 884 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (531 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,379 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qiziltepa is covered by bare soil (61%) and cropland (36%), within 10 miles by bare soil (51%) and cropland (44%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (70%) and cropland (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Qiziltepa, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Qiziltepa.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Qiziltepa 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 Qiziltepa is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Qiziltepa 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 Qiziltepa 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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The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

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.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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