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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hilton Head South Carolina, United States

In Hilton Head, the summers are hot and oppressive; the winters are short, cold, and windy; and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 89°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Hilton Head for warm-weather activities are from early April to late May and from late September to late October.

Climate in Hilton Head

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Hilton Head weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from May 24 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Hilton Head is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 1 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 65°F. The coldest month of the year in Hilton Head is January, with an average low of 42°F and high of 59°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Hilton Head

Average High and Low Temperature in Hilton HeadhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1759°FJan 1759°FJul 2289°FJul 2289°F42°F42°F76°F76°FMay 2483°FMay 2483°FSep 1883°FSep 1883°FDec 165°FDec 165°FFeb 2965°FFeb 2965°F68°F68°F70°F70°F49°F49°F48°F48°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 59°F62°F68°F75°F81°F87°F89°F88°F84°F76°F68°F62°F
Temp. 50°F52°F59°F66°F73°F79°F82°F81°F77°F68°F60°F53°F
Low 42°F45°F51°F58°F66°F72°F75°F75°F71°F61°F52°F45°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 in Hilton Head

Average Hourly Temperature in Hilton HeadJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecomfortablevery 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 average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Uzunbağ, Turkey (6,200 miles away) and Kuai’an, China (8,208 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Hilton Head (view comparison).

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In Hilton Head, 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 in Hilton Head begins around September 12 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around December 18.

The clearest month of the year in Hilton Head is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 64% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 18 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around September 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Hilton Head is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Hilton Head

Cloud Cover Categories in Hilton HeadclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 2666%Oct 2666%Jul 1143%Jul 1143%Sep 1254%Sep 1254%Dec 1854%Dec 1854%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 46%47%43%39%41%49%56%51%44%36%39%45%
Clearer 54%53%57%61%59%51%44%49%56%64%61%55%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.5 months, from May 29 to September 15, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Hilton Head is August, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.5 months, from September 15 to May 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Hilton Head is November, with an average of 5.7 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 in Hilton Head is August, with an average of 15.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 53% on August 5.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hilton Head

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hilton HeadwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 553%Aug 553%Oct 2917%Oct 2917%May 2935%May 2935%Sep 1535%Sep 1535%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 8.0d8.1d8.3d7.4d8.8d12.7d14.6d15.5d10.4d6.5d5.7d7.0d
Mixed 0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 8.2d8.1d8.3d7.4d8.8d12.7d14.6d15.5d10.4d6.5d5.7d7.1d

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. Hilton Head experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Hilton Head. The month with the most rain in Hilton Head is August, with an average rainfall of 5.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Hilton Head is November, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Hilton Head

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 3.1″3.4″3.3″2.7″2.6″4.0″4.1″5.1″4.1″3.0″2.2″2.6″

The length of the day in Hilton Head varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 2 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hilton Head

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hilton HeadJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1914 hr, 16 minJun 2014 hr, 16 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 2210 hr, 2 minDec 2110 hr, 2 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 10.3h11.1h12.0h13.0h13.8h14.2h14.0h13.3h12.3h11.4h10.5h10.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:15 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 25 minutes later at 7:41 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:17 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 16 minutes later at 8:33 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Hilton Head during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Hilton Head

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Hilton HeadJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 116:15 AMJun 116:15 AM8:33 PMJun 298:33 PMJun 29Dec 35:17 PMDec 35:17 PM7:41 AMNov 27:41 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 in Hilton Head

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Hilton HeadJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000101010102020203030304040405050606070800001010102020202030303040404050506060707034NowNow
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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 in Hilton Head

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.

Hilton Head experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 22 to October 28, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Hilton Head is July, with 30.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Hilton Head is February, with 0.7 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Hilton Head

Humidity Comfort Levels in Hilton HeadmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 302%Jan 302%99%Jul 2199%Jul 21Apr 2226%Apr 2226%Oct 2826%Oct 2826%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydryhumidhumidmuggymuggy
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 0.8d0.7d2.3d6.5d17.3d26.9d30.5d30.1d23.8d12.3d4.9d2.0d

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 in Hilton Head experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 25 to May 10, with average wind speeds of more than 10.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Hilton Head is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 10 to September 25. The calmest month of the year in Hilton Head is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Hilton Head

Average Wind Speed in Hilton HeadwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphJan 2911.7 mphJan 2911.7 mphAug 168.9 mphAug 168.9 mphSep 2510.3 mphSep 2510.3 mphMay 1010.3 mphMay 1010.3 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) 11.511.611.411.010.29.69.39.010.010.510.811.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Hilton Head varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 5.1 months, from March 17 to August 21, with a peak percentage of 50% on July 18. The wind is most often from the north for 2.4 months, from October 18 to December 30, with a peak percentage of 36% on November 7. The wind is most often from the west for 2.6 months, from December 30 to March 17, with a peak percentage of 33% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Hilton Head

Wind Direction in Hilton HeadWSENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Hilton Head 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 3.5 months, from June 12 to September 27, with an average temperature above 79°F. The month of the year in Hilton Head with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.2 months, from December 7 to April 14, with an average temperature below 66°F. The month of the year in Hilton Head with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 62°F.

Average Water Temperature in Hilton Head

Average Water Temperature in Hilton HeadwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FAug 384°FAug 384°F62°FFeb 2762°FFeb 27Jun 1279°FJun 1279°FSep 2779°FSep 2779°FDec 766°FDec 766°FApr 1466°FApr 1466°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 64°F62°F63°F67°F74°F80°F83°F83°F81°F75°F69°F66°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hilton Head 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 Hilton Head for general outdoor tourist activities are from early April to late May and from late September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Tourism Score in Hilton Head

Tourism Score in Hilton Headbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.82.42.46.66.63.73.7NowNow 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 times of year to visit Hilton Head for hot-weather activities are from early May to early July and from mid August to early October, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Hilton Head

Beach/Pool Score in Hilton Headbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.00.40.46.06.05.15.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

The growing season in Hilton Head typically lasts for 9.9 months (300 days), from around February 18 to around December 14, rarely starting before January 26 or after March 14, and rarely ending before November 21 or after January 5.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hilton Head

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hilton Headgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 1850%Feb 1850%Dec 1450%Dec 1490%Mar 1490%Mar 1490%Nov 2190%Nov 2110%Jan 2610%Jan 2610%Jan 510%Jan 5Jul 21100%Jul 21100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortablefreezing
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 in Hilton Head should appear around January 22, only rarely appearing before January 13 or after February 6.

Growing Degree Days in Hilton Head

Growing Degree Days in Hilton HeadJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FJan 2290°FJan 2290°FApr 21900°FApr 21900°FJun 11,800°FJun 11,800°FDec 316,419°FDec 316,419°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 2.8 months, from April 5 to June 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hilton Head is May, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 10 to February 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hilton Head is December, with an average of 2.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hilton Head

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hilton HeadbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 136.8 kWhMay 136.8 kWhDec 202.8 kWhDec 202.8 kWhApr 56.0 kWhApr 56.0 kWhJun 296.0 kWhJun 296.0 kWhFeb 53.6 kWhFeb 53.6 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) 3.14.05.26.36.76.25.75.45.14.53.52.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hilton Head are 32.216 deg latitude, -80.753 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hilton Head is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 16 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (33 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (509 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hilton Head is covered by herbaceous vegetation (58%), water (24%), and artificial surfaces (11%), within 10 miles by water (56%) and herbaceous vegetation (29%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and trees (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hilton Head, 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

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hilton Head.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Hilton Head according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Hilton Head is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Hilton Head and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Hilton Head and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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