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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Xiangshui China

In Xiangshui, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, snowy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 11°F to 79°F and is rarely below 3°F or above 85°F.

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

Climate in Xiangshui

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

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 18 to September 8, with an average daily high temperature above 70°F. The hottest month of the year in Xiangshui is July, with an average high of 78°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 24 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year in Xiangshui is January, with an average low of 12°F and high of 33°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Xiangshui

Average High and Low Temperature in XiangshuiwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1132°FJan 1132°FJul 2579°FJul 2579°F11°F11°F57°F57°FMay 1870°FMay 1870°FSep 870°FSep 870°FNov 2442°FNov 2442°FFeb 2942°FFeb 2942°F45°F45°F48°F48°F22°F22°F21°F21°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 33°F37°F48°F60°F69°F75°F78°F76°F67°F57°F45°F35°F
Temp. 20°F26°F35°F46°F56°F63°F67°F65°F56°F45°F33°F23°F
Low 12°F18°F26°F35°F44°F52°F56°F54°F46°F36°F24°F15°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 Xiangshui

Average Hourly Temperature in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfrigidfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfrigid
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.

Lethbridge, Canada (6,090 miles away) and Step’anavan, Armenia (3,316 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Xiangshui (view comparison).

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In Xiangshui, 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 Xiangshui begins around October 26 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around February 8.

The clearest month of the year in Xiangshui is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 8 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around October 26.

The cloudiest month of the year in Xiangshui is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Xiangshui

Cloud Cover Categories in XiangshuiclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1571%Dec 1571%Mar 2547%Mar 2547%Oct 2659%Oct 2659%Feb 859%Feb 859%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 35%44%51%49%50%47%41%39%44%44%33%30%
Clearer 65%56%49%51%50%53%59%61%56%56%67%70%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from April 26 to October 11, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Xiangshui is July, with an average of 8.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from October 11 to April 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Xiangshui is January, with an average of 0.2 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 Xiangshui changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.0 months, from March 13 to November 13. The month with the most days of rain alone in Xiangshui is July, with an average of 8.7 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.9 months, from November 13 to March 13. The month with the most days of snow alone in Xiangshui is March, with an average of 0.6 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Xiangshui

Daily Chance of Precipitation in XiangshuisnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1230%Jul 1230%Dec 161%Dec 161%Mar 135%Mar 135%Nov 134%Nov 134%Apr 2615%Apr 2615%Oct 1115%Oct 1115%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 0.0d0.1d0.8d3.3d6.1d7.8d8.7d8.5d7.2d3.5d0.5d0.0d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.6d0.5d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.2d0.0d
Snow 0.2d0.5d0.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.2d
Any 0.2d0.6d1.9d3.9d6.2d7.8d8.7d8.5d7.3d4.1d1.1d0.3d

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. Xiangshui experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 1 to October 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Xiangshui is August, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from October 25 to April 1. The month with the least rain in Xiangshui is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Xiangshui

Average Monthly Rainfall in XiangshuirainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inAug 172.9 inAug 172.9 inJan 1-0.0 inJan 1-0.0 inApr 10.5 inApr 10.5 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″1.5″2.3″2.8″2.9″2.3″0.8″0.1″0.0″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.9 weeks, from March 1 to March 21, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Xiangshui is March, with an average snowfall of 1.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 11 months, from March 21 to March 1. The least snow falls around July 14, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Xiangshui

Average Monthly Snowfall in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 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 inMar 121.1 inMar 121.1 inJul 140.0 inJul 140.0 inNov 40.7 inNov 40.7 inDec 280.2 inDec 280.2 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″0.7″1.1″0.5″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.5″0.6″0.2″

The length of the day in Xiangshui varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Xiangshui

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 34 minJun 2114 hr, 34 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 46 minDec 219 hr, 46 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 10.1h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.5h14.3h13.5h12.4h11.3h10.3h9.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:38 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 26 minutes later at 8:04 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:41 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 32 minutes later at 8:14 PM on June 28.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Xiangshui

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 125:38 AMJun 125:38 AM8:14 PMJun 288:14 PMJun 28Dec 65:41 PMDec 65:41 PM8:04 AMJan 78:04 AMJan 7daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Xiangshui

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703178NowNow
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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 Xiangshui

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 Xiangshui, 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 Xiangshui

Humidity Comfort Levels in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 180%Mar 180%Jul 281%Jul 281%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from February 21 to May 24, with average wind speeds of more than 8.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Xiangshui is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from May 24 to February 21. The calmest month of the year in Xiangshui is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Xiangshui

Average Wind Speed in XiangshuiwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphApr 209.7 mphApr 209.7 mphSep 47.4 mphSep 47.4 mphFeb 218.5 mphFeb 218.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.58.39.39.68.97.87.67.57.57.67.87.8

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

The wind is most often from the south for 9.5 months, from January 25 to November 11, with a peak percentage of 52% on August 2. The wind is most often from the north for 2.5 months, from November 11 to January 25, with a peak percentage of 32% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Xiangshui

Wind Direction in XiangshuiNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Xiangshui 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 Xiangshui for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Xiangshui

Tourism Score in Xiangshuibest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Xiangshui for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Xiangshui

Beach/Pool Score in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.02.00.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Xiangshui typically lasts for 5.4 months (163 days), from around April 29 to around October 9, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 17, and rarely ending before September 21 or after October 27.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Xiangshuigrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Apr 2950%Apr 2950%Oct 950%Oct 950%May 1790%May 1790%Sep 2190%Sep 2190%Apr 1110%Apr 1110%Oct 2710%Oct 2710%0%Feb 120%Feb 12Jul 17100%Jul 17100%NowNowfrigidfreezingcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery 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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Xiangshui should appear around April 24, only rarely appearing before April 18 or after May 2.

Growing Degree Days in Xiangshui

Growing Degree Days in XiangshuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FApr 2490°FApr 2490°FJul 9900°FJul 9900°FSep 91,800°FSep 91,800°FDec 312,014°FDec 312,014°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 4.2 months, from April 10 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Xiangshui is May, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 1 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Xiangshui is December, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Xiangshui

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in XiangshuibrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 296.8 kWhMay 296.8 kWhDec 233.0 kWhDec 233.0 kWhApr 106.0 kWhApr 106.0 kWhAug 176.0 kWhAug 176.0 kWhNov 13.7 kWhNov 13.7 kWhFeb 63.7 kWhFeb 63.7 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) 3.24.05.16.26.76.76.66.04.94.13.43.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xiangshui are 35.477 deg latitude, 106.331 deg longitude, and 6,411 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xiangshui contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,352 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,353 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,367 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,614 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xiangshui is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (29%), within 10 miles by grassland (39%) and trees (30%), and within 50 miles by cropland (43%) and grassland (42%).

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

Xiangshui 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 Xiangshui, 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 .

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