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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Garðabær Iceland

In Garðabær, the summers are short, cool, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 57°F and is rarely below 17°F or above 62°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Garðabær for warm-weather activities is from early July to mid August.

Climate in Garðabær

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Garðabær weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 9 to September 5, with an average daily high temperature above 52°F. The hottest month of the year in Garðabær is July, with an average high of 56°F and low of 48°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.9 months, from November 7 to April 3, with an average daily high temperature below 40°F. The coldest month of the year in Garðabær is January, with an average low of 28°F and high of 36°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Garðabær

Average High and Low Temperature in GarðabærwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2436°FJan 2436°FJul 3057°FJul 3057°F28°F28°F49°F49°FJun 952°FJun 952°FSep 552°FSep 552°FNov 740°FNov 740°FApr 340°FApr 340°F44°F44°F44°F44°F33°F33°F31°F31°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 36°F37°F38°F42°F48°F53°F56°F55°F50°F44°F39°F37°F
Temp. 32°F33°F33°F38°F44°F49°F52°F52°F47°F40°F36°F33°F
Low 28°F29°F29°F33°F39°F45°F48°F47°F42°F36°F32°F29°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 Garðabær

Average Hourly Temperature in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoolfreezingfreezingvery coldfreezing
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.

Sand Point, Alaska, United States (3,901 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Garðabær (view comparison).

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In Garðabær, 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 Garðabær begins around March 31 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around November 7.

The clearest month of the year in Garðabær is May, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 42% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 7 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around March 31.

The cloudiest month of the year in Garðabær is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Garðabær

Cloud Cover Categories in GarðabærclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2043%May 2043%Jan 2122%Jan 2122%Mar 3132%Mar 3132%Nov 732%Nov 732%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 77%76%71%63%58%62%62%64%65%65%69%73%
Clearer 23%24%29%37%42%38%38%36%35%35%31%27%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from August 25 to April 19, with a greater than 42% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Garðabær is February, with an average of 15.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from April 19 to August 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Garðabær is June, with an average of 9.0 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 Garðabær is September, 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 47% on September 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Garðabær

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GarðabærwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 2656%Feb 2656%Jul 629%Jul 629%Aug 2542%Aug 2542%Apr 1942%Apr 1942%NowNowsnowmixedrain
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 9.4d9.7d9.8d10.7d9.8d9.0d9.8d12.2d13.9d13.2d11.6d9.7d
Mixed 3.8d3.9d3.5d1.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d1.8d3.7d
Snow 2.8d2.3d2.0d0.5d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.9d2.3d
Any 16.0d15.8d15.3d12.5d10.0d9.0d9.8d12.2d13.9d13.7d14.2d15.8d

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. Garðabær experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Garðabær. The month with the most rain in Garðabær is September, with an average rainfall of 4.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Garðabær is June, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Garðabær

Average Monthly Rainfall in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 inSep 274.8 inSep 274.8 inJun 72.2 inJun 72.2 inFeb 144.4 inFeb 144.4 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 4.1″4.4″3.8″3.0″2.4″2.2″2.7″3.5″4.7″4.5″4.3″4.2″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 23 to April 26, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Garðabær is January, with an average snowfall of 10.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 26 to October 23. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Garðabær

Average Monthly Snowfall in GarðabærsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inJan 1810.3 inJan 1810.3 inJul 230.0 inJul 230.0 inOct 231.0 inOct 231.0 inApr 261.0 inApr 261.0 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 10.3″9.4″7.2″2.1″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.6″3.4″8.8″

The length of the day in Garðabær varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 4 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 21 hours, 6 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Garðabær

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 11 minMar 2012 hr, 11 minMar 2021 hr, 6 minJun 2021 hr, 6 minJun 2012 hr, 15 minSep 2212 hr, 15 minSep 224 hr, 9 minDec 214 hr, 9 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 5.6h8.6h11.9h15.2h18.5h20.8h19.5h16.2h12.9h9.7h6.5h4.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 2:56 AM on June 20, and the latest sunrise is 8 hours, 26 minutes later at 11:22 AM on December 24. The earliest sunset is at 3:29 PM on December 17, and the latest sunset is 8 hours, 33 minutes later at 12:02 AM on June 21.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Garðabær during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Garðabær

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 202:56 AMJun 202:56 AM12:02 AMJun 2112:02 AMJun 21Dec 173:29 PMDec 173:29 PM11:22 AMDec 2411:22 AMDec 24daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
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 in Garðabær

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010202020303040000010101020203040249NowNow
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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 Garðabær

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.

The perceived humidity level in Garðabær, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Garðabær

Humidity Comfort Levels in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 in Garðabær experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 21 to April 25, with average wind speeds of more than 12.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Garðabær is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 15.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 25 to October 21. The calmest month of the year in Garðabær is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Garðabær

Average Wind Speed in GarðabærwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphJan 716.2 mphJan 716.2 mphJul 207.9 mphJul 207.9 mphOct 2112.0 mphOct 2112.0 mphApr 2512.0 mphApr 2512.0 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) 15.915.514.312.610.28.58.08.610.611.813.415.3

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.0 weeks, from February 26 to March 4; for 1.4 weeks, from April 16 to April 26; and for 4.4 months, from May 6 to September 18, with a peak percentage of 32% on July 24. The wind is most often from the east for 1.4 months, from March 4 to April 16; for 1.4 weeks, from April 26 to May 6; and for 5.1 months, from September 24 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 31% on March 8. The wind is most often from the north for 6.0 days, from September 18 to September 24, with a peak percentage of 29% on September 23.

Wind Direction in Garðabær

Wind Direction in GarðabærEESESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Garðabær 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 2.6 months, from June 23 to September 12, with an average temperature above 50°F. The month of the year in Garðabær with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 52°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 5.2 months, from November 27 to May 2, with an average temperature below 43°F. The month of the year in Garðabær with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 41°F.

Average Water Temperature in Garðabær

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 41°F41°F41°F42°F45°F49°F52°F52°F50°F47°F44°F42°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Garðabær 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 Garðabær for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Garðabær

Tourism Score in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.92.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Garðabær for hot-weather activities is from late July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Garðabær

Beach/Pool Score in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.00.00.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Garðabær typically lasts for 4.8 months (147 days), from around May 10 to around October 4, rarely starting before April 21 or after May 29, and rarely ending before September 15 or after October 23.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Garðabær

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Garðabærgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 1050%May 1050%Oct 450%Oct 450%May 2990%May 2990%Sep 1590%Sep 1590%Apr 2110%Apr 2110%Oct 2310%Oct 2310%Jul 21100%Jul 21100%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 Garðabær should appear around July 14, only rarely appearing before June 28 or after August 6.

Growing Degree Days in Garðabær

Growing Degree Days in GarðabærJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F50°F50°F100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°FJul 1490°FJul 1490°FDec 31249°FDec 31249°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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 5 to July 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Garðabær is June, with an average of 5.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from October 10 to March 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Garðabær is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Garðabær

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GarðabærbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 165.2 kWhJun 165.2 kWhDec 200.0 kWhDec 200.0 kWhMay 54.2 kWhMay 54.2 kWhJul 314.2 kWhJul 314.2 kWhOct 101.1 kWhOct 101.1 kWhMar 41.1 kWhMar 41.1 kWh
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) 0.10.61.63.14.65.14.73.62.10.90.20.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Garðabær are 64.089 deg latitude, -21.923 deg longitude, and 79 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Garðabær contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 417 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,024 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,426 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Garðabær is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and shrubs (18%), within 10 miles by shrubs (36%) and water (36%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and shrubs (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Garðabær, 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 Garðabær.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Garðabær 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 Garðabær is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Garðabær 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 Garðabær 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.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

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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