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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Gifu Ab Japan

At Gifu Ab, the summers are short, hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy; the winters are very cold and mostly clear; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 90°F and is rarely below 25°F or above 96°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Gifu Ab for hot-weather activities is from late July to early September.

Climate at Gifu Ab

coldcoolwarmhotwarmcoolcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow75%75%28%28%clearovercastprecipitation: 8.7 inprecipitation: 8.7 in2.4 in2.4 inmuggy: 97%muggy: 97%0%0%drydrybeach/pool score: 6.4beach/pool score: 6.40.00.0
Gifu Ab weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 22 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year at Gifu Ab is August, with an average high of 89°F and low of 74°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 3 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year at Gifu Ab is January, with an average low of 31°F and high of 46°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Gifu Ab

Average High and Low Temperature at Gifu AbhotcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2346°FJan 2346°FAug 890°FAug 890°F31°F31°F75°F75°FJun 2281°FJun 2281°FSep 1881°FSep 1881°FDec 355°FDec 355°FMar 1355°FMar 1355°F68°F68°F67°F67°F39°F39°F38°F38°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 46°F48°F56°F66°F75°F80°F86°F89°F82°F72°F61°F51°F
Temp. 38°F40°F47°F57°F65°F72°F79°F81°F74°F63°F52°F42°F
Low 31°F33°F39°F49°F58°F66°F73°F74°F68°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 at Gifu Ab

Average Hourly Temperature at Gifu AbJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablevery coldvery coldcomfortable
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 Gifu Ab, 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 Gifu Ab begins around September 26 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around April 4.

The clearest month of the year at Gifu Ab is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 4 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around September 26.

The cloudiest month of the year at Gifu Ab is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Gifu Ab

Cloud Cover Categories at Gifu AbclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1675%Dec 1675%Jul 128%Jul 128%Sep 2652%Sep 2652%Apr 452%Apr 452%NowNowclearmostly clearovercastpartly cloudy
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 29%36%44%50%55%67%65%53%50%39%32%26%
Clearer 71%64%56%50%45%33%35%47%50%61%68%74%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.4 months, from June 11 to September 23, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Gifu Ab is July, with an average of 13.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.6 months, from September 23 to June 11. The month with the fewest wet days at Gifu Ab is January, with an average of 8.8 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 Gifu Ab is July, with an average of 13.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 55% on July 2.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gifu Ab

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gifu AbwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 255%Jul 255%Jan 2927%Jan 2927%Sep 2341%Sep 2341%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 6.9d7.0d9.8d10.1d10.4d13.3d13.9d11.7d12.3d9.7d8.6d8.1d
Mixed 1.5d1.1d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.1d
Snow 0.3d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 8.8d8.4d10.1d10.1d10.4d13.3d13.9d11.7d12.3d9.7d8.7d9.4d

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. Gifu Ab experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Gifu Ab. The month with the most rain at Gifu Ab is June, with an average rainfall of 7.4 inches.

The month with the least rain at Gifu Ab is January, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Gifu Ab

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″2.8″4.4″5.1″5.6″7.4″7.3″5.1″7.2″4.9″3.3″2.5″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from December 12 to February 21, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Gifu Ab is January, with an average snowfall of 1.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from February 21 to December 12. The least snow falls around July 31, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall at Gifu Ab

Average Monthly Snowfall at Gifu AbsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inJan 311.7 inJan 311.7 inJul 310.0 inJul 310.0 inDec 121.0 inDec 121.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 1.7″1.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.1″

The length of the day at Gifu Ab varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gifu Ab

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gifu AbJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2014 hr, 33 minJun 2114 hr, 33 minJun 2112 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 46 minDec 219 hr, 46 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.1h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.5h14.3h13.5h12.4h11.3h10.3h9.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:36 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 25 minutes later at 7:02 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 4:39 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 32 minutes later at 7:11 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Gifu Ab during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Gifu Ab

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Gifu AbJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 124:36 AMJun 124:36 AM7:11 PMJun 297:11 PMJun 29Dec 54:39 PMDec 54:39 PM7:02 AMJan 77:02 AMJan 7daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Gifu Ab

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Gifu AbJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703178NowNow
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 Gifu Ab

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.

Gifu Ab experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from June 8 to September 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Gifu Ab is August, with 28.6 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 at Gifu Ab

Humidity Comfort Levels at Gifu AbmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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%97%Aug 397%Aug 3Jun 824%Jun 824%Sep 3024%Sep 3024%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggy
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.3d11.8d27.3d28.6d16.0d2.4d0.0d0.0d

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 Gifu Ab experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from November 29 to May 10, with average wind speeds of more than 7.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Gifu Ab is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.6 months, from May 10 to November 29. The calmest month of the year at Gifu Ab is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Gifu Ab

Average Wind Speed at Gifu AbwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMar 19.1 mphMar 19.1 mphAug 35.8 mphAug 35.8 mphNov 297.5 mphNov 297.5 mphMay 107.5 mphMay 107.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.48.98.98.27.26.26.05.96.36.77.27.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Gifu Ab varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.6 months, from April 29 to September 16, with a peak percentage of 45% on August 16. The wind is most often from the north for 7.4 months, from September 16 to April 29, with a peak percentage of 53% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Gifu Ab

Wind Direction at Gifu AbNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Gifu Ab 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 2.4 months, from July 11 to September 24, with an average temperature above 76°F. The month of the year at Gifu Ab with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 80°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 18 to April 30, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year at Gifu Ab with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 58°F.

Average Water Temperature at Gifu Ab

Average Water Temperature at Gifu AbwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 1681°FAug 1681°F58°FFeb 2558°FFeb 25Jul 1176°FJul 1176°FSep 2476°FSep 2476°FDec 1862°FDec 1862°FApr 3062°FApr 3062°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 60°F58°F58°F60°F65°F71°F77°F80°F78°F72°F67°F63°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Gifu Ab 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 times of year to visit Gifu Ab for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to mid June and from late August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Tourism Score at Gifu Ab

Tourism Score at Gifu Abbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.36.30.00.05.85.85.05.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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

Beach/Pool Score at Gifu Ab

Beach/Pool Score at Gifu Abbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.40.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 at Gifu Ab typically lasts for 8.5 months (259 days), from around March 21 to around December 5, rarely starting before March 3 or after April 7, and rarely ending before November 19 or after December 20.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Gifu Ab

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Gifu Abgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 2150%Mar 2150%Dec 550%Dec 590%Apr 790%Apr 790%Nov 1990%Nov 1910%Mar 310%Mar 310%Dec 2010%Dec 200%Jan 270%Jan 27Jul 29100%Jul 29100%very coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortable
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 Gifu Ab should appear around March 31, only rarely appearing before March 22 or after April 9.

Growing Degree Days at Gifu Ab

Growing Degree Days at Gifu AbJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 3182°FMar 3182°FJun 5900°FJun 5900°FJul 121,800°FJul 121,800°FDec 314,590°FDec 314,590°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 13 to August 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Gifu Ab is May, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 6 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Gifu Ab is December, with an average of 2.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gifu Ab

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gifu AbbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 226.1 kWhMay 226.1 kWhDec 252.5 kWhDec 252.5 kWhApr 135.4 kWhApr 135.4 kWhAug 285.4 kWhAug 285.4 kWhNov 63.2 kWhNov 63.2 kWhFeb 73.2 kWhFeb 73.2 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) 2.73.54.55.56.05.85.95.74.73.83.02.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gifu Ab are 35.394 deg latitude, 136.870 deg longitude, and 128 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gifu Ab contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 489 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 115 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,342 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,036 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gifu Ab is covered by cropland (66%) and trees (20%), within 10 miles by cropland (56%) and trees (33%), and within 50 miles by trees (66%) and cropland (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Gifu Ab, 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

Gifu Ab 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 Nagoya Airfield, Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Hamamatsu Ab, Komatsu Airport, Osaka International Airport, and Kansai International 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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