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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gračanica Bosnia & Herzegovina

In Gračanica, the summers are comfortable and mostly clear and the winters are freezing, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 15°F to 73°F and is rarely below 3°F or above 82°F.

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

Climate in Gračanica

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

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 3 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Gračanica is July, with an average high of 71°F and low of 48°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 21 to March 2, with an average daily high temperature below 38°F. The coldest month of the year in Gračanica is January, with an average low of 16°F and high of 30°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gračanica

Average High and Low Temperature in GračanicawarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1329°FJan 1329°FAug 473°FAug 473°F15°F15°F48°F48°FJun 364°FJun 364°FSep 1164°FSep 1164°FNov 2138°FNov 2138°FMar 238°FMar 238°F42°F42°F41°F41°F23°F23°F20°F20°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 30°F34°F43°F51°F60°F67°F71°F71°F63°F53°F40°F31°F
Temp. 22°F25°F33°F40°F49°F55°F59°F59°F51°F42°F32°F24°F
Low 16°F17°F24°F31°F38°F44°F48°F47°F40°F33°F24°F18°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 Gračanica

Average Hourly Temperature in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablecool
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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In Gračanica, 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 Gračanica begins around June 8 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 17.

The clearest month of the year in Gračanica is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 17 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gračanica is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 59% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gračanica

Cloud Cover Categories in GračanicaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2781%Jul 2781%Dec 539%Dec 539%Jun 860%Jun 860%Sep 1760%Sep 1760%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 57%58%56%55%50%36%21%24%39%51%58%59%
Clearer 43%42%44%45%50%64%79%76%61%49%42%41%

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

The wetter season lasts 9.1 months, from September 27 to June 30, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gračanica is May, with an average of 9.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 2.9 months, from June 30 to September 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Gračanica is August, with an average of 6.7 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Gračanica changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.4 months, from March 16 to November 27. The month with the most days of rain alone in Gračanica is June, with an average of 8.9 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.4 months, from November 27 to March 10. The month with the most days of snow alone in Gračanica is February, with an average of 4.5 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 6.0 days, from March 10 to March 16. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Gračanica is February, with an average of 2.5 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gračanica

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GračanicasnowrainsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 433%Jun 433%Aug 321%Aug 321%Mar 1025%Mar 1025%Nov 2731%Nov 2731%Sep 2727%Sep 2727%NowNowsnowrainmixed
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 1.1d1.2d2.7d6.1d9.0d8.9d7.2d6.7d7.5d7.0d4.3d2.2d
Mixed 2.1d2.5d2.6d1.8d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.9d2.5d2.4d
Snow 4.6d4.5d2.5d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d2.2d4.1d
Any 7.8d8.2d7.7d8.7d9.5d8.9d7.2d6.7d7.6d8.3d9.0d8.7d

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. Gračanica experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Gračanica. The month with the most rain in Gračanica is September, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Gračanica is January, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gračanica

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 0.7″0.7″1.0″1.7″2.2″2.2″1.6″1.7″2.6″2.6″2.0″1.1″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from September 29 to May 15, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Gračanica is December, with an average snowfall of 16.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 15 to September 29. The least snow falls around August 7, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Gračanica

Average Monthly Snowfall in GračanicasnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 in30 in30 in35 in35 inDec 1716.6 inDec 1716.6 inAug 70.0 inAug 70.0 inFeb 1216.5 inFeb 1216.5 inSep 291.0 inSep 291.0 inMay 151.0 inMay 151.0 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 15.6″16.4″11.2″5.8″0.9″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″2.9″12.1″16.6″

The length of the day in Gračanica varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 55 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 27 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gračanica

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2015 hr, 27 minJun 2015 hr, 27 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 228 hr, 55 minDec 218 hr, 55 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 9.3h10.5h12.0h13.5h14.8h15.4h15.1h13.9h12.5h11.0h9.7h9.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:04 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 16 minutes later at 7:20 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 4:09 PM on December 9, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 23 minutes later at 8:32 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Gračanica 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 Gračanica

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 145:04 AMJun 145:04 AM8:32 PMJun 268:32 PMJun 26Dec 94:09 PMDec 94:09 PM7:20 AMJan 37:20 AMJan 3Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
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 Gračanica

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010102020203030304040506000010101010202020303040405050602370NowNow
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 Gračanica

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 Gračanica, 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 Gračanica

Humidity Comfort Levels in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 150%Mar 150%Jul 70%Jul 70%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Gračanica experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from November 2 to April 21, with average wind speeds of more than 5.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gračanica is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 21 to November 2. The calmest month of the year in Gračanica is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gračanica

Average Wind Speed in GračanicawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphFeb 56.7 mphFeb 56.7 mphAug 114.1 mphAug 114.1 mphNov 25.4 mphNov 25.4 mphApr 215.4 mphApr 215.4 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) 6.26.66.35.64.74.34.24.14.55.05.76.1

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.8 months, from June 4 to July 28, with a peak percentage of 37% on July 2. The wind is most often from the east for 1.5 months, from July 28 to September 13, with a peak percentage of 36% on August 6. The wind is most often from the south for 8.7 months, from September 13 to June 4, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Gračanica

Wind Direction in GračanicaSNESJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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).

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

Tourism Score in Gračanica

Tourism Score in Gračanicabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.17.10.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Gračanica for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Gračanica

Beach/Pool Score in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.23.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Gračanica typically lasts for 4.3 months (133 days), from around May 14 to around September 24, rarely starting before April 22 or after June 4, and rarely ending before September 2 or after October 14.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gračanicagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 1450%May 1450%Sep 2450%Sep 2450%Jun 490%Jun 490%Sep 290%Sep 290%Apr 2210%Apr 2210%Oct 1410%Oct 1410%Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Gračanica should appear around May 16, only rarely appearing before May 5 or after May 31.

Growing Degree Days in Gračanica

Growing Degree Days in GračanicaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°FMay 1690°FMay 1690°FAug 24900°FAug 24900°FDec 311,128°FDec 311,128°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 3.2 months, from May 13 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gračanica is July, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 29 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gračanica is December, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gračanica

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GračanicabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 87.3 kWhJul 87.3 kWhDec 211.5 kWhDec 211.5 kWhMay 136.1 kWhMay 136.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhOct 292.6 kWhOct 292.6 kWhFeb 152.6 kWhFeb 152.6 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) 1.82.73.95.16.26.97.16.34.73.22.01.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gračanica are 43.733 deg latitude, 18.283 deg longitude, and 3,848 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gračanica contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,333 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,289 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,220 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,753 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gračanica is covered by trees (93%), within 10 miles by trees (64%) and grassland (14%), and within 50 miles by trees (66%) and grassland (14%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gračanica, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Gračanica.

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

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