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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kaohsiung International Airport Taiwan

At Kaohsiung International Airport, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is warm, humid, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 60°F to 90°F and is rarely below 53°F or above 93°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kaohsiung International Airport for warm-weather activities is from late October to early April.

Climate at Kaohsiung International Airport

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

The hot season lasts for 4.7 months, from May 14 to October 3, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from December 9 to February 28, with an average daily high temperature below 78°F. The coldest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is January, with an average low of 60°F and high of 75°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Kaohsiung International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Kaohsiung International AirporthotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2075°FJan 2075°FJul 790°FJul 790°F60°F60°F79°F79°FMay 1487°FMay 1487°FOct 387°FOct 387°FDec 978°FDec 978°FFeb 2878°FFeb 2878°F76°F76°F76°F76°F63°F63°F63°F63°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 75°F76°F80°F84°F87°F88°F89°F89°F88°F86°F82°F77°F
Temp. 66°F68°F73°F78°F81°F83°F84°F83°F82°F80°F75°F68°F
Low 60°F62°F66°F72°F76°F79°F79°F78°F77°F74°F68°F62°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 Kaohsiung International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Kaohsiung International 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 AMNowNowcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcool
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 Kaohsiung International Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport begins around October 4 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around April 27.

The clearest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is January, 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 April 27 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 4.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Kaohsiung International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Kaohsiung International AirportclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 1672%Jan 1672%Jun 816%Jun 816%Oct 444%Oct 444%Apr 2745%Apr 2745%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 30%33%34%47%71%82%79%79%68%49%38%31%
Clearer 70%67%66%53%29%18%21%21%32%51%62%69%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from May 11 to September 22, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kaohsiung International Airport is August, with an average of 15.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.7 months, from September 22 to May 11. The month with the fewest wet days at Kaohsiung International Airport is December, with an average of 2.2 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. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kaohsiung International Airport is August, with an average of 15.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on August 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kaohsiung International Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kaohsiung International AirportwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1651%Aug 1651%Jan 66%Jan 66%May 1128%May 1128%Sep 2228%Sep 2228%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 2.3d2.8d3.0d5.1d10.3d12.3d12.9d15.2d10.2d3.9d2.3d2.2d

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. Kaohsiung International Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Kaohsiung International Airport. The month with the most rain at Kaohsiung International Airport is August, with an average rainfall of 12.5 inches.

The month with the least rain at Kaohsiung International Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kaohsiung International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kaohsiung International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inAug 712.9 inAug 712.9 inJan 30.5 inJan 30.5 inJun 1010.4 inJun 1010.4 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 0.6″0.7″1.1″2.0″6.3″10.1″10.2″12.5″7.5″2.2″1.1″0.6″

The length of the day at Kaohsiung International Airport varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kaohsiung International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kaohsiung International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 31 minJun 2113 hr, 31 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 45 minDec 2110 hr, 45 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 10.9h11.4h12.0h12.7h13.2h13.5h13.4h12.9h12.3h11.6h11.1h10.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:13 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 28 minutes later at 6:40 AM on January 16. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on November 27, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 6:47 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Kaohsiung International Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kaohsiung International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kaohsiung International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 75:13 AMJun 75:13 AM6:47 PMJul 36:47 PMJul 3Nov 275:13 PMNov 275:13 PM6:40 AMJan 166:40 AMJan 16daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 at Kaohsiung International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kaohsiung International 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804490NowNow
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 at Kaohsiung International 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.

Kaohsiung International Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from March 4 to December 5, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 29% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Kaohsiung International Airport is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Kaohsiung International Airport is January, with 2.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kaohsiung International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kaohsiung International AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 156%Jan 156%100%Jul 24100%Jul 24Mar 429%Mar 429%Dec 529%Dec 529%NowNowmiserablemiserablecomfortablecomfortabledrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumid
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 2.0d4.5d13.7d24.1d30.5d30.0d31.0d31.0d29.8d28.2d18.2d5.7d

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 Kaohsiung International Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 6 to August 27, with average wind speeds of more than 8.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.3 months, from August 27 to June 6. The calmest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Kaohsiung International Airport

Average Wind Speed at Kaohsiung International AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJul 410.2 mphJul 410.2 mphOct 147.1 mphOct 147.1 mphAug 278.6 mphAug 278.6 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) 8.98.78.17.57.69.39.89.18.07.28.18.7

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

The wind is most often from the east for 1.4 months, from March 29 to May 11; for 1.1 months, from September 4 to October 7; and for 1.3 weeks, from October 22 to October 31, with a peak percentage of 48% on October 26. The wind is most often from the west for 3.3 weeks, from May 11 to June 3 and for 1.4 months, from July 21 to September 4, with a peak percentage of 39% on August 15. The wind is most often from the north for 2.1 weeks, from October 7 to October 22 and for 4.9 months, from October 31 to March 29, with a peak percentage of 48% on October 18.

Wind Direction at Kaohsiung International Airport

Wind Direction at Kaohsiung International AirportNEWSWENNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Kaohsiung International 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 4.2 months, from May 30 to October 4, with an average temperature above 82°F. The month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport with the warmest water is July, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 14 to March 20, with an average temperature below 76°F. The month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 75°F.

Average Water Temperature at Kaohsiung International Airport

Average Water Temperature at Kaohsiung International AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°FJul 1284°FJul 1284°F74°FJan 2974°FJan 29May 3082°FMay 3082°FOct 482°FOct 482°FDec 1476°FDec 1476°FMar 2076°FMar 2076°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 75°F75°F76°F79°F81°F83°F84°F84°F83°F81°F79°F76°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kaohsiung International 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 Kaohsiung International Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to early April, with a peak score in the last week of November.

Tourism Score at Kaohsiung International Airport

Tourism Score at Kaohsiung International Airportbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.87.82.52.57.77.77.17.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism 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 times of year to visit Kaohsiung International Airport for hot-weather activities are from early April to early May and from late September to mid November, with a peak score in the third week of October.

Beach/Pool Score at Kaohsiung International Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Kaohsiung International Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.12.22.26.66.64.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures at Kaohsiung International Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kaohsiung International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotcold
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.

Growing Degree Days at Kaohsiung International Airport

Growing Degree Days at Kaohsiung International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 690°FJan 690°FApr 41,800°FApr 41,800°FDec 319,677°FDec 319,677°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from March 15 to May 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is April, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from November 20 to January 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kaohsiung International Airport is December, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kaohsiung International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kaohsiung International AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhApr 136.0 kWhApr 136.0 kWhDec 183.8 kWhDec 183.8 kWhMay 235.6 kWhMay 235.6 kWhJan 274.2 kWhJan 274.2 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) 4.14.75.66.05.75.35.24.95.04.94.33.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kaohsiung International Airport are 22.577 deg latitude, 120.350 deg longitude, and 23 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kaohsiung International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 282 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 30 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,250 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,804 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kaohsiung International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by water (61%) and artificial surfaces (23%), and within 50 miles by water (76%) and trees (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kaohsiung International 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

Kaohsiung International 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 Pingtung South Air Force Base, Pingtung North Air Force Base, Kangshan Tw-Afb, Tainan Airport, Hengchun Airport, Chihhang Tw-Afb, Chiayi Airport, and Magong 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 .

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