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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Edinburgh Airport United Kingdom

At Edinburgh Airport, the summers are cool and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 66°F and is rarely below 23°F or above 72°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Edinburgh Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

Climate at Edinburgh Airport

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Edinburgh Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is July, with an average high of 65°F and low of 51°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 18 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is January, with an average low of 34°F and high of 43°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Edinburgh Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Edinburgh AirportwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 143°FJan 143°FAug 166°FAug 166°F34°F34°F52°F52°FJun 1261°FJun 1261°FSep 1261°FSep 1261°FNov 1848°FNov 1848°FMar 1548°FMar 1548°F48°F48°F48°F48°F37°F37°F36°F36°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 43°F45°F48°F52°F57°F62°F65°F65°F61°F55°F48°F44°F
Temp. 39°F39°F42°F45°F50°F55°F58°F58°F54°F49°F43°F39°F
Low 34°F34°F36°F38°F43°F48°F51°F51°F47°F42°F38°F34°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 at Edinburgh Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoolcool
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.

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At Edinburgh Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Edinburgh Airport begins around April 23 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 49% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around April 23.

The cloudiest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Edinburgh Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Edinburgh AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1849%Jul 1849%Jan 2631%Jan 2631%Apr 2340%Apr 2340%Oct 840%Oct 840%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 68%65%64%61%56%54%51%52%56%62%65%67%
Clearer 32%35%36%39%44%46%49%48%44%38%35%33%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from July 2 to February 2, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Edinburgh Airport is November, with an average of 11.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from February 2 to July 2. The month with the fewest wet days at Edinburgh Airport is April, with an average of 8.0 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 at Edinburgh Airport is October, with an average of 11.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 40% on November 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Edinburgh Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Edinburgh AirportwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 240%Nov 240%Apr 1825%Apr 1825%Jul 233%Jul 233%Feb 233%Feb 233%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 10.9d8.2d8.7d7.9d8.4d9.0d10.3d10.0d9.6d11.5d11.1d11.0d
Mixed 0.6d0.4d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d
Any 11.6d8.6d9.1d8.0d8.4d9.0d10.3d10.0d9.6d11.5d11.2d11.5d

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. Edinburgh Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Edinburgh Airport. The month with the most rain at Edinburgh Airport is October, with an average rainfall of 2.7 inches.

The month with the least rain at Edinburgh Airport is April, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Edinburgh Airport

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 2.2″1.7″1.7″1.6″1.6″1.9″2.3″2.4″2.2″2.7″2.4″2.3″

The length of the day at Edinburgh Airport varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 6 hours, 58 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 17 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Edinburgh Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2017 hr, 37 minJun 2017 hr, 37 minJun 2012 hr, 12 minSep 2212 hr, 12 minSep 226 hr, 58 minDec 216 hr, 58 minDec 21nightnightday
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 7.7h9.6h11.9h14.3h16.4h17.5h16.9h15.0h12.7h10.4h8.2h7.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:26 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 4 hours, 18 minutes later at 8:44 AM on December 28. The earliest sunset is at 3:38 PM on December 14, and the latest sunset is 6 hours, 25 minutes later at 10:03 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Edinburgh Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Edinburgh Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 174:26 AMJun 174:26 AM10:03 PMJun 2310:03 PMJun 23Dec 143:38 PMDec 143:38 PM8:44 AMDec 288:44 AMDec 28Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
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 transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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 at Edinburgh Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010102020303040405000010101010202030304040501157NowNow
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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 at Edinburgh Airport

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 at Edinburgh Airport, 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 at Edinburgh Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 190%Jan 190%Jul 300%Jul 300%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumid
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 at Edinburgh Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from October 26 to April 1, with average wind speeds of more than 12.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 15.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 1 to October 26. The calmest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Edinburgh Airport

Average Wind Speed at Edinburgh AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphJan 2415.4 mphJan 2415.4 mphJul 239.9 mphJul 239.9 mphOct 2612.7 mphOct 2612.7 mphApr 112.7 mphApr 112.7 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) 15.214.313.811.710.810.210.010.511.812.613.214.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Edinburgh Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.9 weeks, from April 26 to May 16, with a peak percentage of 32% on May 12. The wind is most often from the west for 11 months, from May 16 to April 26, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Edinburgh Airport

Wind Direction at Edinburgh AirportWEWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Edinburgh Airport 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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from June 26 to October 3, with an average temperature above 54°F. The month of the year at Edinburgh Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 57°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from December 29 to April 19, with an average temperature below 45°F. The month of the year at Edinburgh Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 42°F.

Average Water Temperature at Edinburgh Airport

Average Water Temperature at Edinburgh AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FAug 757°FAug 757°F42°FFeb 2642°FFeb 26Jun 2654°FJun 2654°FOct 354°FOct 354°FDec 2945°FDec 2945°FApr 1945°FApr 1945°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 44°F42°F43°F45°F49°F53°F56°F57°F56°F53°F50°F46°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Edinburgh Airport 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 Edinburgh Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score at Edinburgh Airport

Tourism Score at Edinburgh Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.75.70.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Edinburgh Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Edinburgh Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.80.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 at Edinburgh Airport typically lasts for 5.7 months (175 days), from around April 27 to around October 19, rarely starting before April 4 or after May 18, and rarely ending before September 22 or after November 11.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Edinburgh Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Edinburgh Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Apr 2750%Apr 2750%Oct 1950%Oct 1950%May 1890%May 1890%Sep 2290%Sep 2290%Apr 410%Apr 410%Nov 1110%Nov 1110%0%Jan 300%Jan 30Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolfreezingcomfortable
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 at Edinburgh Airport should appear around May 21, only rarely appearing before May 8 or after June 2.

Growing Degree Days at Edinburgh Airport

Growing Degree Days at Edinburgh AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°FMay 2190°FMay 2190°FSep 13900°FSep 13900°FDec 311,065°FDec 311,065°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from April 29 to August 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is June, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from October 21 to February 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Edinburgh Airport is December, with an average of 0.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Edinburgh Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Edinburgh AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 215.8 kWhJun 215.8 kWhDec 240.3 kWhDec 240.3 kWhApr 294.7 kWhApr 294.7 kWhAug 124.7 kWhAug 124.7 kWhOct 211.4 kWhOct 211.4 kWhFeb 221.4 kWhFeb 221.4 kWh
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) 0.51.22.43.95.25.75.54.53.11.60.70.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Edinburgh Airport are 55.950 deg latitude, -3.372 deg longitude, and 89 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Edinburgh Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 289 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 153 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,923 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,222 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Edinburgh Airport is covered by cropland (62%) and artificial surfaces (34%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (27%), and within 50 miles by grassland (35%) and cropland (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Edinburgh Airport, 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

Edinburgh Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Leuchars, Glasgow Airport, Carlisle Lake District Airport, Spadeadam, Prestwick Airport, Boulmer, Newcastle International Airport, and West Freugh.

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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