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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Gold Coast Airport Australia

At Gold Coast Airport, the summers are warm, muggy, and wet; the winters are short and cool; and it is windy and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F to 82°F and is rarely below 43°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Gold Coast Airport for warm-weather activities is from mid September to late April.

Climate at Gold Coast Airport

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

The warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from December 5 to March 24, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is January, with an average high of 82°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from May 30 to August 27, with an average daily high temperature below 71°F. The coldest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is July, with an average low of 51°F and high of 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Gold Coast Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Gold Coast AirportwarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2868°FJul 2868°FJan 2682°FJan 2682°F51°F51°F71°F71°FDec 579°FDec 579°FMar 2479°FMar 2479°FMay 3071°FMay 3071°FAug 2771°FAug 2771°F67°F67°F67°F67°F56°F56°F54°F54°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 82°F82°F80°F76°F72°F69°F68°F70°F73°F75°F78°F80°F
Temp. 76°F76°F73°F69°F65°F60°F59°F61°F65°F68°F71°F74°F
Low 71°F70°F68°F64°F58°F54°F51°F53°F57°F62°F66°F69°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 Gold Coast Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Gold Coast 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 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
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 Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast Airport begins around June 22 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around October 15.

The clearest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around June 22.

The cloudiest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 32% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Gold Coast Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Gold Coast AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1287%Aug 1287%Dec 1367%Dec 1367%Jun 2277%Jun 2277%Oct 1578%Oct 1578%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly 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 31%29%24%26%29%26%18%14%14%23%31%32%
Clearer 69%71%76%74%71%74%82%86%86%77%69%68%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from October 21 to May 23, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Gold Coast Airport is February, with an average of 11.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from May 23 to October 21. The month with the fewest wet days at Gold Coast Airport is July, with an average of 4.6 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 Gold Coast Airport is February, with an average of 11.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on February 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gold Coast Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Gold Coast AirportwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 2042%Feb 2042%Jul 2812%Jul 2812%Oct 2127%Oct 2127%May 2327%May 2327%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 10.6d11.7d11.5d9.8d8.7d6.2d4.6d4.9d4.8d7.4d9.3d10.3d

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. Gold Coast Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Gold Coast Airport. The month with the most rain at Gold Coast Airport is February, with an average rainfall of 5.9 inches.

The month with the least rain at Gold Coast Airport is September, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Gold Coast Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Gold Coast AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inFeb 126.0 inFeb 126.0 inAug 11.4 inAug 11.4 inSep 171.5 inSep 171.5 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 5.1″5.9″4.8″4.4″4.0″2.8″1.7″1.6″1.5″2.6″3.6″4.4″

The length of the day at Gold Coast Airport varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gold Coast Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Gold Coast AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2213 hr, 56 minDec 2113 hr, 56 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2010 hr, 21 minJun 2110 hr, 21 minJun 21daydaynightNowNow
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 13.7h13.1h12.2h11.4h10.7h10.4h10.6h11.1h11.9h12.8h13.5h13.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:41 AM on December 2, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 57 minutes later at 6:38 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:57 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 6:47 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Gold Coast Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Gold Coast Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Gold Coast AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 24:41 AMDec 24:41 AM6:47 PMJan 116:47 PMJan 11Jun 94:57 PMJun 94:57 PM6:38 AMJul 26:38 AMJul 2daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Gold Coast Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Gold Coast 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708038NowNow
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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 Gold Coast 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.

Gold Coast Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from October 25 to April 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 19% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Gold Coast Airport is January, with 21.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Gold Coast Airport is July, with 0.2 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Gold Coast Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Gold Coast AirportmuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 310%Jul 310%Feb 473%Feb 473%Oct 2519%Oct 2519%Apr 1819%Apr 1819%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrymiserablemiserable
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 21.2d20.4d15.8d6.7d2.1d0.3d0.2d0.2d1.1d4.4d9.9d16.8d

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 Gold Coast Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from September 26 to March 28, with average wind speeds of more than 12.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from March 28 to September 26. The calmest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Gold Coast Airport

Average Wind Speed at Gold Coast AirportwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphFeb 2612.8 mphFeb 2612.8 mphApr 2811.2 mphApr 2811.2 mphSep 2612.0 mphSep 2612.0 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) 12.512.612.211.511.411.611.611.611.812.412.612.4

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

The wind is most often from the south for 4.6 months, from April 6 to August 26, with a peak percentage of 45% on May 6. The wind is most often from the north for 3.8 months, from August 26 to December 21, with a peak percentage of 44% on December 10. The wind is most often from the east for 3.5 months, from December 21 to April 6, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Gold Coast Airport

Wind Direction at Gold Coast AirportESNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Gold Coast 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 3.5 months, from December 24 to April 9, with an average temperature above 77°F. The month of the year at Gold Coast Airport with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 25 to October 6, with an average temperature below 72°F. The month of the year at Gold Coast Airport with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 70°F.

Average Water Temperature at Gold Coast Airport

Average Water Temperature at Gold Coast AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°FFeb 1579°FFeb 1579°F70°FAug 1270°FAug 12Dec 2477°FDec 2477°FApr 977°FApr 977°FJun 2572°FJun 2572°FOct 672°FOct 672°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 79°F79°F79°F77°F75°F72°F70°F70°F71°F72°F75°F77°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid September to late April, with a peak score in the third week of March.

Tourism Score at Gold Coast Airport

Tourism Score at Gold Coast Airportbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.87.84.14.17.57.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Gold Coast Airport for hot-weather activities is from late December to early March, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score at Gold Coast Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Gold Coast Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.50.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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 Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Gold Coast 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 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The 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 Gold Coast Airport

Growing Degree Days at Gold Coast AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJul 1190°FJul 1190°FSep 20900°FSep 20900°FNov 91,800°FNov 91,800°FJun 306,606°FJun 306,606°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 23 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is December, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 3 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Gold Coast Airport is June, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gold Coast Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Gold Coast AirportbrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 17.6 kWhJan 17.6 kWhJun 143.2 kWhJun 143.2 kWhOct 236.7 kWhOct 236.7 kWhMay 34.1 kWhMay 34.1 kWhAug 14.1 kWhAug 14.1 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) 7.46.86.04.73.63.23.64.65.86.67.17.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gold Coast Airport are -28.164 deg latitude, 153.505 deg longitude, and 23 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gold Coast Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 351 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 26 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,064 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,442 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gold Coast Airport is covered by trees (44%), water (27%), and artificial surfaces (18%), within 10 miles by water (46%) and trees (37%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and trees (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Gold Coast 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

Gold Coast 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 Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane Airport, and RAAF Base Amberley.

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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