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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Longcang China

In Longcang, the summers are long and comfortable, the winters are freezing and dry, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 9°F to 69°F and is rarely below 2°F or above 75°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Longcang for warm-weather activities is from mid July to mid August.

Climate in Longcang

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

The warm season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 12 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 62°F. The hottest month of the year in Longcang is July, with an average high of 68°F and low of 44°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 24 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 43°F. The coldest month of the year in Longcang is January, with an average low of 10°F and high of 37°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Longcang

Average High and Low Temperature in LongcangwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 236°FJan 236°FJul 3169°FJul 3169°F9°F9°F44°F44°FMay 1262°FMay 1262°FSep 1762°FSep 1762°FNov 2443°FNov 2443°FFeb 2543°FFeb 2543°F34°F34°F38°F38°F17°F17°F19°F19°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 37°F41°F48°F56°F63°F66°F68°F67°F62°F54°F45°F38°F
Temp. 22°F28°F35°F41°F48°F53°F56°F55°F49°F40°F32°F24°F
Low 10°F16°F24°F29°F35°F41°F44°F43°F38°F30°F20°F11°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 Longcang

Average Hourly Temperature in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfrigidfrigidfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
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.

Mammoth Lakes, California, United States (6,910 miles away); Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States (7,347 miles); and Gračanica, Bosnia & Herzegovina (4,396 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Longcang (view comparison).

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In Longcang, 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 Longcang begins around September 11 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around January 30.

The clearest month of the year in Longcang is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around January 30 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around September 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Longcang is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 62% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Longcang

Cloud Cover Categories in LongcangclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1665%Dec 1665%Mar 2537%Mar 2537%Sep 1151%Sep 1151%Jan 3051%Jan 3051%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 45%56%62%60%56%56%52%49%48%42%38%37%
Clearer 55%44%38%40%44%44%48%51%52%58%62%63%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.4 months, from April 30 to October 10, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Longcang is June, with an average of 16.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.7 months, from October 10 to April 30. The month with the fewest wet days in Longcang is December, 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Longcang changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.7 months, from March 18 to November 6. The month with the most days of rain alone in Longcang is June, with an average of 16.0 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.0 months, from November 10 to December 10 and from December 16 to February 14. The month with the most days of snow alone in Longcang is March, with an average of 0.4 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 1.4 months, from February 14 to March 18, from November 6 to November 10, and from December 10 to December 16. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Longcang is April, with an average of 1.2 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Longcang

Daily Chance of Precipitation in LongcangsnowmixedrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 1956%Jun 1956%Dec 110%Dec 110%Feb 142%Feb 142%Mar 188%Mar 188%Nov 63%Nov 63%Apr 3028%Apr 3028%Oct 1028%Oct 1028%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.1d1.0d4.5d11.9d16.0d13.8d12.4d13.2d5.5d0.2d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.2d1.0d1.2d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.8d0.2d0.0d
Snow 0.2d0.2d0.4d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d0.2d0.1d
Any 0.2d0.5d2.3d5.9d12.3d16.0d13.8d12.4d13.4d6.4d0.7d0.1d

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. Longcang experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from April 5 to October 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Longcang is June, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from October 25 to April 5. The month with the least rain in Longcang is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Longcang

Average Monthly Rainfall in LongcangrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inJun 274.1 inJun 274.1 inJan 120.0 inJan 120.0 inSep 33.1 inSep 33.1 inApr 50.5 inApr 50.5 inOct 250.5 inOct 250.5 in
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 0.0″0.0″0.2″0.8″2.1″3.8″3.4″2.9″2.9″1.0″0.0″0.0″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.2 weeks, from March 19 to April 10, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Longcang is March, with an average snowfall of 0.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from April 10 to March 19. The least snow falls around July 25, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Longcang

Average Monthly Snowfall in LongcangsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inApr 11.1 inApr 11.1 inJul 250.0 inJul 250.0 inOct 190.8 inOct 190.8 inDec 170.1 inDec 170.1 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 0.2″0.4″0.9″0.9″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.7″0.4″0.1″

The length of the day in Longcang varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Longcang

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 20 minJun 2114 hr, 20 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 229 hr, 59 minDec 219 hr, 59 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 10.2h11.0h12.0h13.0h13.9h14.3h14.1h13.3h12.4h11.3h10.5h10.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:04 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 8:16 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 6:06 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 19 minutes later at 8:25 PM on June 29.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Longcang

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 126:04 AMJun 126:04 AM8:25 PMJun 298:25 PMJun 29Dec 46:06 PMDec 46:06 PM8:16 AMJan 98:16 AMJan 9daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Longcang

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040505050606070800000101010102020202030303030404040505060707034NowNow
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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 Longcang

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 Longcang, 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 Longcang

Humidity Comfort Levels in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Longcang experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 19 to April 27, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Longcang is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 27 to November 19. The calmest month of the year in Longcang is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Longcang

Average Wind Speed in LongcangwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphFeb 289.8 mphFeb 289.8 mphAug 145.7 mphAug 145.7 mphNov 197.8 mphNov 197.8 mphApr 277.8 mphApr 277.8 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) 9.29.79.48.27.16.45.95.85.96.27.68.7

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

The wind is most often from the north for 4.3 weeks, from May 12 to June 11, with a peak percentage of 30% on May 28. The wind is most often from the east for 2.7 months, from June 11 to September 2, with a peak percentage of 36% on August 12. The wind is most often from the west for 7.4 months, from October 1 to May 12, with a peak percentage of 74% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Longcang

Wind Direction in LongcangWNESWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Longcang 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 Longcang for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Longcang

Tourism Score in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.62.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Longcang for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Longcang

Beach/Pool Score in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.40.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

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

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

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

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

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

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

The growing season in Longcang typically lasts for 3.5 months (107 days), from around May 29 to around September 13, rarely starting before May 10 or after June 17, and rarely ending before August 19 or after October 3.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Longcanggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2950%May 2950%Sep 1350%Sep 1350%Jun 1790%Jun 1790%Aug 1990%Aug 1990%May 1010%May 1010%Oct 310%Oct 310%0%Feb 280%Feb 28Jul 10100%Jul 10100%NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Longcang should appear around May 7, only rarely appearing before April 27 or after May 20.

Growing Degree Days in Longcang

Growing Degree Days in LongcangJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°FMay 790°FMay 790°FSep 27900°FSep 27900°FDec 31948°FDec 31948°F
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 4.3 months, from April 13 to August 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Longcang is May, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 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 Longcang is December, with an average of 3.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Longcang

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in LongcangbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhMay 197.1 kWhMay 197.1 kWhDec 243.6 kWhDec 243.6 kWhAug 236.4 kWhAug 236.4 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) 3.84.55.56.57.17.07.06.65.74.84.13.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Longcang are 32.941 deg latitude, 101.703 deg longitude, and 11,161 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Longcang contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,194 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 11,257 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,154 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,786 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Longcang is covered by grassland (63%) and cropland (17%), within 10 miles by grassland (69%) and trees (21%), and within 50 miles by grassland (78%) and trees (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Longcang, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Longcang is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Longcang, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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