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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Skaland Norway

In Skaland, the summers are short, cool, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 24°F to 57°F and is rarely below 14°F or above 67°F.

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

Climate in Skaland

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

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 17 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 52°F. The hottest month of the year in Skaland is July, with an average high of 56°F and low of 49°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.5 months, from November 18 to April 1, with an average daily high temperature below 37°F. The coldest month of the year in Skaland is January, with an average low of 25°F and high of 32°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Skaland

Average High and Low Temperature in SkalandwarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 231°FFeb 231°FAug 157°FAug 157°F24°F24°F49°F49°FJun 1752°FJun 1752°FSep 952°FSep 952°FNov 1837°FNov 1837°FApr 137°FApr 137°F45°F45°F44°F44°F30°F30°F29°F29°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 32°F32°F35°F40°F47°F52°F56°F56°F51°F43°F37°F34°F
Temp. 28°F29°F31°F36°F43°F48°F53°F53°F47°F40°F34°F30°F
Low 25°F25°F27°F32°F39°F45°F49°F48°F43°F36°F30°F27°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 Skaland

Average Hourly Temperature in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolfreezing
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.

Kodiak Station, Alaska, United States (3,637 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Skaland (view comparison).

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In Skaland, 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 Skaland begins around April 16 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around September 29.

The clearest month of the year in Skaland is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 44% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 29 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 16.

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

Cloud Cover Categories in Skaland

Cloud Cover Categories in SkalandclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 2846%May 2846%Feb 2522%Feb 2522%Apr 1634%Apr 1634%Sep 2934%Sep 2934%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%77%75%67%58%56%58%59%64%71%74%77%
Clearer 23%23%25%33%42%44%42%41%36%29%26%23%

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

The wetter season lasts 6.2 months, from September 1 to March 6, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Skaland is October, with an average of 14.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.8 months, from March 6 to September 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Skaland is June, 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 in Skaland is October, with an average of 13.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 47% on October 1.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Skaland

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SkalandwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 1350%Dec 1350%Jun 428%Jun 428%Sep 139%Sep 139%Mar 639%Mar 639%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 5.7d5.3d6.3d7.9d9.2d8.8d10.0d10.8d12.8d13.5d9.1d7.5d
Mixed 3.2d3.1d2.3d1.2d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.7d1.9d2.9d
Snow 4.7d4.0d3.1d1.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.7d2.4d4.3d
Any 13.6d12.4d11.7d10.4d9.4d8.8d10.0d10.8d12.8d14.9d13.3d14.7d

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. Skaland experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Skaland. The month with the most rain in Skaland is October, with an average rainfall of 3.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Skaland is April, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Skaland

Average Monthly Rainfall in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inOct 123.8 inOct 123.8 inApr 131.7 inApr 131.7 inJul 192.6 inJul 192.6 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 2.1″2.0″1.9″1.7″1.8″2.0″2.6″2.6″3.4″3.7″2.7″2.4″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from October 11 to May 1, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Skaland is January, with an average snowfall of 11.4 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from May 1 to October 11. The least snow falls around July 19, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Skaland

Average Monthly Snowfall in SkalandsnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inJan 2711.7 inJan 2711.7 inJul 190.0 inJul 190.0 inOct 111.0 inOct 111.0 inMay 11.0 inMay 11.0 in
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 11.4″10.5″6.7″3.2″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″1.4″5.3″9.9″

Due to its extreme latitude, Skaland experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography.

In the summer in Skaland during 2024, the Sun is continuously above the horizon for 2.2 months, rising at 1:11 AM on May 18, and not setting again until 12:32 AM on July 25.

In the winter in Skaland during 2024, the Sun is continuously below the horizon for 1.6 months, setting at 12:04 PM on November 27, and not rising again until 11:48 AM on January 14.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Skaland

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Skalandpolar dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 13 minMar 2012 hr, 13 minMar 2024 hr, 0 minJun 2024 hr, 0 minJun 2012 hr, 19 minSep 2212 hr, 19 minSep 220 minDec 210 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 1.8h7.4h11.8h16.2h22.1h24.0h23.5h17.8h13.2h8.9h3.7h0.0h

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Skaland during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Skaland

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 181:11 AMMay 181:11 AM12:32 AMJul 2412:32 AMJul 2412:04 PMNov 2712:04 PMNov 27Jan 1411:48 AMJan 1411:48 AMMar 31DSTMar 31DSTdaynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonNowNow
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 Skaland

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010202030304001010202030-344NowNow
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 in Skaland

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 Skaland, 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 Skaland

Humidity Comfort Levels in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Skaland experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from October 5 to April 20, with average wind speeds of more than 11.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Skaland is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 14.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.5 months, from April 20 to October 5. The calmest month of the year in Skaland is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Skaland

Average Wind Speed in SkalandwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphJan 1415.0 mphJan 1415.0 mphJul 297.8 mphJul 297.8 mphOct 511.4 mphOct 511.4 mphApr 2011.4 mphApr 2011.4 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) 14.914.613.411.710.19.38.18.39.812.013.114.4

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.8 months, from May 23 to July 17, with a peak percentage of 38% on June 19. The wind is most often from the west for 1.2 months, from July 17 to August 23, with a peak percentage of 31% on July 18. The wind is most often from the south for 8.5 months, from August 23 to May 7, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Skaland

Wind Direction in SkalandSENWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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).

Skaland 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 2.3 months, from July 8 to September 16, with an average temperature above 50°F. The month of the year in Skaland with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 53°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.2 months, from January 4 to May 12, with an average temperature below 42°F. The month of the year in Skaland with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 39°F.

Average Water Temperature in Skaland

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 41°F40°F39°F40°F43°F47°F51°F53°F50°F47°F45°F43°F

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

Tourism Score in Skaland

Tourism Score in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.23.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Skaland for hot-weather activities is from mid to late July.

Beach/Pool Score in Skaland

Beach/Pool Score in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.20.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Skaland typically lasts for 5.3 months (162 days), from around May 2 to around October 11, rarely starting before April 11 or after May 20, and rarely ending before September 21 or after November 3.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Skalandgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 250%May 250%Oct 1150%Oct 1150%May 2090%May 2090%Sep 2190%Sep 2190%Apr 1110%Apr 1110%Nov 310%Nov 310%0%Feb 80%Feb 8Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolfrigid
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 Skaland should appear around July 6, only rarely appearing before June 18 or after July 30.

Growing Degree Days in Skaland

Growing Degree Days in SkalandJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F50°F50°F100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°F450°F450°FJul 690°FJul 690°FDec 31329°FDec 31329°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 2.5 months, from May 12 to July 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Skaland is June, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from September 29 to March 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Skaland is December, with an average of 0.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Skaland

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SkalandbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJun 185.4 kWhJun 185.4 kWhDec 130.0 kWhDec 130.0 kWhMay 124.3 kWhMay 124.3 kWhJul 304.3 kWhJul 304.3 kWhSep 291.1 kWhSep 291.1 kWhMar 131.1 kWhMar 131.1 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) 0.00.31.22.84.55.34.83.51.80.50.10.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Skaland are 69.445 deg latitude, 17.298 deg longitude, and 49 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Skaland contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,198 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 271 feet. Within 10 miles also contains large variations in elevation (3,173 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,770 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Skaland is covered by water (49%), trees (22%), and shrubs (20%), within 10 miles by water (51%) and shrubs (16%), and within 50 miles by water (64%) and trees (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Skaland, 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 Skaland.

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