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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Craiova Airport Romania

At Craiova Airport, the summers are warm and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 24°F to 85°F and is rarely below 11°F or above 94°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Craiova Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

Climate at Craiova Airport

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

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 27 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year at Craiova Airport is July, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 19 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 46°F. The coldest month of the year at Craiova Airport is January, with an average low of 25°F and high of 37°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Craiova Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Craiova AirporthotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1936°FJan 1936°FJul 2985°FJul 2985°F24°F24°F63°F63°FMay 2775°FMay 2775°FSep 1375°FSep 1375°FNov 1946°FNov 1946°FMar 346°FMar 346°F55°F55°F55°F55°F34°F34°F31°F31°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°F52°F63°F73°F80°F84°F83°F74°F62°F48°F38°F
Temp. 30°F34°F43°F53°F63°F70°F74°F73°F64°F53°F41°F32°F
Low 25°F27°F35°F44°F53°F59°F62°F62°F54°F45°F35°F27°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 Craiova Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Craiova 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmfreezingfreezing
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 Craiova Airport, 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 at Craiova Airport begins around June 5 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around September 25.

The clearest month of the year at Craiova Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 25 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around June 5.

The cloudiest month of the year at Craiova Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Craiova Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Craiova AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1885%Jul 1885%Nov 3042%Nov 3042%Jun 563%Jun 563%Sep 2564%Sep 2564%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 54%54%51%49%43%30%17%20%33%43%54%56%
Clearer 46%46%49%51%57%70%83%80%67%57%46%44%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.3 months, from April 24 to July 1, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Craiova Airport is May, with an average of 8.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.8 months, from July 1 to April 24. The month with the fewest wet days at Craiova Airport is March, with an average of 4.4 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 at Craiova Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 12 months, from January 25 to January 17. The month with the most days of rain alone at Craiova Airport is May, with an average of 8.2 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 1.1 weeks, from January 17 to January 25. The month with the most days of snow alone at Craiova Airport is January, with an average of 1.8 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Craiova Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Craiova AirportrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%May 2930%May 2930%Jan 2313%Jan 2313%Apr 2422%Apr 2422%Jul 122%Jul 122%NowNowrainsnow
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 1.9d2.2d3.5d5.8d8.2d7.7d6.4d5.2d4.8d4.7d3.6d3.0d
Mixed 0.9d0.9d0.5d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.7d0.9d
Snow 1.8d1.3d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.6d1.7d
Any 4.5d4.4d4.4d6.0d8.2d7.7d6.4d5.2d4.8d4.8d4.9d5.6d

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. Craiova Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Craiova Airport. The month with the most rain at Craiova Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

The month with the least rain at Craiova Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Craiova Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Craiova AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJun 62.0 inJun 62.0 inJan 270.5 inJan 270.5 inSep 291.5 inSep 291.5 inNov 231.1 inNov 231.1 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.5″0.6″0.9″1.4″1.8″2.0″1.7″1.3″1.4″1.3″1.1″0.8″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from October 31 to March 18, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Craiova Airport is January, with an average snowfall of 4.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from March 18 to October 31. The least snow falls around July 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Craiova Airport

Average Monthly Snowfall at Craiova AirportsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJan 54.5 inJan 54.5 inJul 260.0 inJul 260.0 inOct 311.0 inOct 311.0 inMar 181.0 inMar 181.0 in
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 4.3″3.6″1.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″2.2″3.9″

The length of the day at Craiova Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 51 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Craiova Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Craiova AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2015 hr, 32 minJun 2015 hr, 32 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 228 hr, 51 minDec 218 hr, 51 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 9.3h10.5h12.0h13.5h14.8h15.5h15.1h14.0h12.5h11.0h9.6h8.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:39 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 21 minutes later at 8:00 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 4:45 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 28 minutes later at 9:12 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Craiova 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 Craiova Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time at Craiova AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 155:39 AMJun 155:39 AM9:12 PMJun 269:12 PMJun 26Dec 94:45 PMDec 94:45 PM8:00 AMJan 38:00 AMJan 3Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Craiova Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Craiova 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 AM00001010102020203030304040506000010101010202020303040405050602269NowNow
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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 Craiova 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.

Craiova Airport experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from June 4 to September 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Craiova Airport is July, with 6.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 12, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Craiova Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Craiova AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 120%Feb 120%Jul 2723%Jul 2723%Jun 46%Jun 46%Sep 16%Sep 16%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d3.0d6.3d4.5d0.7d0.1d0.0d0.0d

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 Craiova Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from January 6 to May 5, with average wind speeds of more than 7.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Craiova Airport is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from May 5 to January 6. The calmest month of the year at Craiova Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Craiova Airport

Average Wind Speed at Craiova AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMar 168.4 mphMar 168.4 mphAug 116.1 mphAug 116.1 mphJan 67.3 mphJan 67.3 mphMay 57.3 mphMay 57.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.58.18.37.97.06.76.56.47.17.17.57.3

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

The wind is most often from the east for 3.4 months, from February 16 to May 29 and for 4.8 months, from July 9 to December 4, with a peak percentage of 51% on October 21. The wind is most often from the west for 1.4 months, from May 29 to July 9 and for 2.4 months, from December 4 to February 16, with a peak percentage of 39% on June 13.

Wind Direction at Craiova Airport

Wind Direction at Craiova AirportWEWEWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 at Craiova 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 Craiova Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Tourism Score at Craiova Airport

Tourism Score at Craiova Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.50.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Craiova Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score at Craiova Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Craiova Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.60.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 at Craiova Airport typically lasts for 7.2 months (219 days), from around March 25 to around October 31, rarely starting before March 5 or after April 13, and rarely ending before October 13 or after November 17.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Craiova Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2550%Mar 2550%Oct 3150%Oct 3190%Apr 1390%Apr 1390%Oct 1390%Oct 1310%Mar 510%Mar 510%Nov 1710%Nov 170%Jan 180%Jan 18Jul 11100%Jul 11100%freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfrigid
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 Craiova Airport should appear around April 5, only rarely appearing before March 23 or after April 21.

Growing Degree Days at Craiova Airport

Growing Degree Days at Craiova AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FApr 589°FApr 589°FJun 14900°FJun 14900°FJul 251,800°FJul 251,800°FDec 313,265°FDec 313,265°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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 12 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Craiova Airport is July, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 29 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Craiova Airport is December, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Craiova Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Craiova AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 67.3 kWhJul 67.3 kWhDec 141.4 kWhDec 141.4 kWhMay 126.1 kWhMay 126.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhOct 292.6 kWhOct 292.6 kWhFeb 152.6 kWhFeb 152.6 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) 1.72.63.95.16.27.07.16.34.73.21.91.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Craiova Airport are 44.318 deg latitude, 23.889 deg longitude, and 620 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Craiova Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 203 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 603 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (561 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,857 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Craiova Airport is covered by cropland (77%) and artificial surfaces (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (72%) and artificial surfaces (13%), and within 50 miles by cropland (67%) and trees (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Craiova 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

Craiova 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 are Sibiu International Airport, Caransebeş Airport, Ruse Airport, Gorna Orechovista, and Niš Constantine the Great Airport.

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.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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