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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Shisui Japan

In Shisui, the summers are short, warm, oppressive, and mostly cloudy; the winters are very cold, windy, and mostly clear; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 86°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 92°F.

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

Climate in Shisui

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

The hot season lasts for 2.7 months, from June 28 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Shisui is August, with an average high of 85°F and low of 73°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from December 4 to March 18, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in Shisui is January, with an average low of 31°F and high of 48°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Shisui

Average High and Low Temperature in ShisuihotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2048°FJan 2048°FAug 886°FAug 886°F31°F31°F73°F73°FJun 2878°FJun 2878°FSep 1778°FSep 1778°FDec 455°FDec 455°FMar 1855°FMar 1855°F67°F67°F67°F67°F39°F39°F40°F40°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 48°F49°F55°F64°F71°F76°F82°F85°F79°F70°F61°F53°F
Temp. 39°F41°F47°F56°F63°F69°F76°F78°F72°F63°F53°F44°F
Low 31°F33°F39°F49°F57°F64°F71°F73°F67°F56°F45°F35°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 Shisui

Average Hourly Temperature in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmvery 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 average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chincoteague, Virginia, United States (6,868 miles away) and Lankaran, Azerbaijan (4,809 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Shisui (view comparison).

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In Shisui, 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 Shisui begins around October 1 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around March 30.

The clearest month of the year in Shisui is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 30 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Shisui is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 69% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Shisui

Cloud Cover Categories in ShisuiclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2675%Dec 2675%Jun 2627%Jun 2627%Oct 151%Oct 151%Mar 3052%Mar 3052%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly 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 28%36%45%52%58%69%66%52%52%42%35%27%
Clearer 72%64%55%48%42%31%34%48%48%58%65%73%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.4 months, from March 8 to October 22, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Shisui is June, with an average of 13.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.6 months, from October 22 to March 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Shisui is January, with an average of 4.9 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 Shisui is June, with an average of 13.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% on June 23.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Shisui

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ShisuiwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 2348%Jun 2348%Dec 2114%Dec 2114%Mar 831%Mar 831%Oct 2231%Oct 2231%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 4.5d6.1d9.8d10.0d10.8d13.0d11.6d10.2d12.4d10.4d7.5d4.9d
Mixed 0.4d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 4.9d6.4d9.8d10.1d10.8d13.0d11.6d10.2d12.4d10.4d7.6d5.0d

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. Shisui experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Shisui. The month with the most rain in Shisui is September, with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches.

The month with the least rain in Shisui is January, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Shisui

Average Monthly Rainfall in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inSep 277.7 inSep 277.7 inDec 291.8 inDec 291.8 inJun 226.3 inJun 226.3 inApr 64.6 inApr 64.6 inAug 24.2 inAug 24.2 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 2.1″2.7″4.1″4.6″4.7″6.1″5.0″4.7″7.3″6.4″3.6″2.1″

The length of the day in Shisui varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Shisui

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2014 hr, 35 minJun 2114 hr, 35 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 44 minDec 219 hr, 44 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 10.0h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.1h14.5h14.3h13.5h12.4h11.3h10.3h9.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:22 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 27 minutes later at 6:49 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 4:25 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 34 minutes later at 6:58 PM on June 28.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Shisui

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMJun 124:22 AMJun 124:22 AM6:58 PMJun 286:58 PMJun 28Dec 54:25 PMDec 54:25 PM6:49 AMJan 86:49 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 Shisui

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050505060607000001010101020202020303030304040405050607078NowNow
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 Shisui

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.

Shisui experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from June 8 to October 2, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Shisui is August, with 28.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 13, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Shisui

Humidity Comfort Levels in ShisuimuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 130%Feb 130%93%Aug 793%Aug 7Jun 823%Jun 823%Oct 223%Oct 223%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.7d11.2d25.1d28.3d16.9d2.8d0.1d0.0d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from December 1 to May 16, with average wind speeds of more than 9.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Shisui is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from May 16 to December 1. The calmest month of the year in Shisui is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Shisui

Average Wind Speed in ShisuiwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphMar 611.4 mphMar 611.4 mphJul 288.5 mphJul 288.5 mphDec 19.9 mphDec 19.9 mphMay 169.9 mphMay 169.9 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) 10.811.211.310.99.98.98.78.79.69.69.610.2

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

The wind is most often from the south for 4.8 months, from April 10 to September 5, with a peak percentage of 52% on August 7. The wind is most often from the east for 3.4 weeks, from September 5 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 38% on September 8. The wind is most often from the north for 6.4 months, from September 29 to April 10, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Shisui

Wind Direction in ShisuiNSENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Shisui is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.5 months, from July 14 to September 30, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year in Shisui with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.8 months, from December 28 to April 23, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Shisui with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

Average Water Temperature in Shisui

Average Water Temperature in ShisuiwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FAug 1978°FAug 1978°F57°FFeb 2457°FFeb 24Jul 1474°FJul 1474°FSep 3074°FSep 3074°FDec 2861°FDec 2861°FApr 2361°FApr 2361°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 59°F57°F58°F60°F65°F69°F74°F78°F76°F71°F67°F63°F

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

Tourism Score in Shisui

Tourism Score in Shisuibest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.10.16.46.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Shisui for hot-weather activities is from late July to early September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Shisui

Beach/Pool Score in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Shisui typically lasts for 8.4 months (255 days), from around March 24 to around December 4, rarely starting before March 6 or after April 10, and rarely ending before November 15 or after December 21.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Shisuigrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2450%Mar 2450%Dec 450%Dec 490%Apr 1090%Apr 1090%Nov 1590%Nov 1510%Mar 610%Mar 610%Dec 2110%Dec 210%Jan 310%Jan 31Jul 22100%Jul 22100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Shisui should appear around March 29, only rarely appearing before March 15 or after April 11.

Growing Degree Days in Shisui

Growing Degree Days in ShisuiJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FMar 2984°FMar 2984°FJun 10900°FJun 10900°FJul 211,800°FJul 211,800°FDec 314,176°FDec 314,176°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 4.5 months, from April 12 to August 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Shisui is May, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from October 31 to February 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Shisui is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Shisui

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ShisuibrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMay 226.0 kWhMay 226.0 kWhDec 192.6 kWhDec 192.6 kWhApr 125.3 kWhApr 125.3 kWhAug 305.3 kWhAug 305.3 kWhOct 313.3 kWhOct 313.3 kWhFeb 53.3 kWhFeb 53.3 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) 2.83.54.45.45.95.65.85.74.63.62.92.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shisui are 35.717 deg latitude, 140.267 deg longitude, and 131 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shisui contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 187 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 80 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (315 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,976 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shisui is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (45%), within 10 miles by cropland (51%) and trees (37%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and cropland (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Shisui, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Shisui.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Shisui 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 Shisui is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Shisui 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 Shisui 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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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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