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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nūrgal Afghanistan

In Nūrgal, the summers are long, hot, dry, and clear and the winters are very cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 97°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 102°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Nūrgal for hot-weather activities is from late May to mid September.

Climate in Nūrgal

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

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 15 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Nūrgal is July, with an average high of 95°F and low of 77°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 4 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year in Nūrgal is January, with an average low of 32°F and high of 49°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Nūrgal

Average High and Low Temperature in NūrgalhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2448°FJan 2448°FJul 397°FJul 397°F31°F31°F77°F77°FMay 1587°FMay 1587°FSep 1787°FSep 1787°FDec 458°FDec 458°FMar 658°FMar 658°F65°F65°F65°F65°F40°F40°F41°F41°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 49°F52°F62°F75°F87°F95°F95°F93°F87°F76°F65°F55°F
Temp. 39°F42°F53°F65°F77°F85°F87°F83°F76°F65°F54°F45°F
Low 32°F34°F45°F56°F66°F74°F77°F74°F65°F55°F45°F37°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 Nūrgal

Average Hourly Temperature in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotvery coldcomfortablecomfortablesweltering
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.

Mannford, Oklahoma, United States (7,487 miles away) and Memphis, Tennessee, United States (7,468 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Nūrgal (view comparison).

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In Nūrgal, 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 Nūrgal begins around May 9 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around November 15.

The clearest month of the year in Nūrgal is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 15 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around May 9.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nūrgal is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Nūrgal

Cloud Cover Categories in NūrgalclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 999%Sep 999%Mar 1257%Mar 1257%May 978%May 978%Nov 1578%Nov 1578%NowNowclearovercastpartly cloudymostly clear
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 36%41%42%34%17%4%2%3%1%9%22%32%
Clearer 64%59%58%66%83%96%98%97%99%91%78%68%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.7 months, from January 27 to August 18, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nūrgal is March, with an average of 7.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.3 months, from August 18 to January 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Nūrgal is November, with an average of 1.9 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 Nūrgal is March, with an average of 7.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 25% on March 25.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Nūrgal

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NūrgalwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 2525%Mar 2525%Nov 305%Nov 305%Jan 2715%Jan 2715%Aug 1815%Aug 1815%NowNowrainmixed
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 2.7d4.5d7.2d5.8d3.8d2.6d4.3d4.7d3.6d2.9d1.8d2.0d
Mixed 0.7d0.9d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.2d
Snow 0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 3.5d5.5d7.4d5.8d3.8d2.6d4.3d4.7d3.6d2.9d1.9d2.1d

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

Rain falls throughout the year in Nūrgal. The month with the most rain in Nūrgal is March, with an average rainfall of 2.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Nūrgal is December, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Nūrgal

Average Monthly Rainfall in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inMar 222.4 inMar 222.4 inDec 60.5 inDec 60.5 inAug 21.4 inAug 21.4 inJun 110.5 inJun 110.5 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 0.8″1.8″2.4″1.9″0.8″0.6″1.1″1.2″0.7″0.7″0.6″0.5″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.2 months, from January 21 to February 27, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Nūrgal is February, with an average snowfall of 1.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 27 to January 21. The least snow falls around July 17, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Nūrgal

Average Monthly Snowfall in NūrgalsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inFeb 131.5 inFeb 131.5 inJul 170.0 inJul 170.0 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″1.5″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″

The length of the day in Nūrgal 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 21, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Nūrgal

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 29 minJun 2114 hr, 29 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 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 10.1h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.4h14.2h13.4h12.4h11.3h10.4h9.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:33 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 21 minutes later at 6:54 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 4:35 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 28 minutes later at 7:03 PM on June 29.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Nūrgal

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 124:33 AMJun 124:33 AM7:03 PMJun 297:03 PMJun 29Dec 44:35 PMDec 44:35 PM6:54 AMJan 86:54 AMJan 8daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Nūrgal

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703279NowNow
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 Nūrgal

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 Nūrgal, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Nūrgal

Humidity Comfort Levels in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 290%Feb 290%Jul 302%Jul 302%NowNowdrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.5d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Nūrgal experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 19 to August 21, with average wind speeds of more than 4.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nūrgal is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from August 21 to April 19. The calmest month of the year in Nūrgal is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Nūrgal

Average Wind Speed in NūrgalwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphMay 295.0 mphMay 295.0 mphJan 23.6 mphJan 23.6 mphApr 194.3 mphApr 194.3 mphAug 214.3 mphAug 214.3 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) 3.63.83.94.24.94.84.74.44.13.93.63.6

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

The wind is most often from the west for 1.8 months, from April 17 to June 12, with a peak percentage of 46% on May 24. The wind is most often from the south for 4.2 months, from June 12 to October 19, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 18. The wind is most often from the north for 5.9 months, from October 19 to April 17, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Nūrgal

Wind Direction in NūrgalNWSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Nūrgal 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 Nūrgal for general outdoor tourist activities is from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Tourism Score in Nūrgal

Tourism Score in Nūrgalbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.98.90.40.47.97.96.36.3NowNow 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 Nūrgal for hot-weather activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Nūrgal

Beach/Pool Score in Nūrgalbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.00.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

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

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

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

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

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

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

The growing season in Nūrgal typically lasts for 9.8 months (297 days), from around February 21 to around December 14, rarely starting before February 4 or after March 11, and rarely ending before November 24 or after January 1.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nūrgalgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2150%Feb 2150%Dec 1450%Dec 1490%Mar 1190%Mar 1190%Nov 2490%Nov 2410%Feb 410%Feb 410%Jan 110%Jan 1Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowvery coldcoldwarmhotcoolswelteringfreezingcomfortable
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 Nūrgal should appear around March 12, only rarely appearing before February 27 or after March 29.

Growing Degree Days in Nūrgal

Growing Degree Days in NūrgalJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FMar 1279°FMar 1279°FMay 10900°FMay 10900°FDec 315,868°FDec 315,868°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 3.3 months, from May 3 to August 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nūrgal is June, with an average of 8.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 7 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nūrgal is December, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Nūrgal

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NūrgalbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 158.4 kWhJun 158.4 kWhDec 212.9 kWhDec 212.9 kWhMay 37.3 kWhMay 37.3 kWhAug 137.3 kWhAug 137.3 kWhFeb 174.0 kWhFeb 174.0 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) 3.24.05.16.57.88.48.07.36.45.13.83.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nūrgal are 34.613 deg latitude, 70.765 deg longitude, and 2,228 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nūrgal contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,969 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,534 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,001 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (14,705 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nūrgal is covered by grassland (31%), bare soil (29%), and cropland (22%), within 10 miles by grassland (37%) and bare soil (23%), and within 50 miles by grassland (29%) and bare soil (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nūrgal, 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, Surobi, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Nūrgal.

At a distance of 96 kilometers from Nūrgal, 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 Nūrgal 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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