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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sottunga Åland Islands

In Sottunga, the summers are short, cool, and partly cloudy; the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and mostly cloudy; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 67°F and is rarely below 5°F or above 75°F.

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

Climate in Sottunga

freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablecoolcoldvery coldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow59%59%28%28%overcastclearprecipitation: 2.1 inprecipitation: 2.1 in0.9 in0.9 inmuggy: 3%muggy: 3%0%0%drydrytourism score: 6.8tourism score: 6.80.00.0
Sottunga weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 12 to September 6, with an average daily high temperature above 60°F. The hottest month of the year in Sottunga is July, with an average high of 66°F and low of 55°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.9 months, from December 1 to March 29, with an average daily high temperature below 38°F. The coldest month of the year in Sottunga is February, with an average low of 23°F and high of 31°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Sottunga

Average High and Low Temperature in SottungawarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FFeb 1231°FFeb 1231°FJul 2467°FJul 2467°F22°F22°F56°F56°FJun 1260°FJun 1260°FSep 660°FSep 660°FDec 138°FDec 138°FMar 2938°FMar 2938°F48°F48°F49°F49°F31°F31°F28°F28°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 33°F31°F35°F43°F53°F61°F66°F65°F57°F49°F41°F36°F
Temp. 29°F27°F31°F38°F47°F56°F62°F61°F53°F45°F38°F33°F
Low 25°F23°F26°F32°F40°F49°F55°F54°F47°F40°F34°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 Sottunga

Average Hourly Temperature in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablefreezing
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.

Petersburg, Alaska, United States (4,234 miles away); Shelburne, Canada (3,550 miles); and Channel-Port aux Basques, Canada (3,155 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sottunga (view comparison).

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In Sottunga, 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 Sottunga begins around April 28 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 11.

The clearest month of the year in Sottunga is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 58% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 28.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sottunga is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Sottunga

Cloud Cover Categories in SottungaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1759%Jul 1759%Jan 2128%Jan 2128%Apr 2844%Apr 2844%Oct 1144%Oct 1144%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 70%69%63%60%49%45%42%47%49%58%67%68%
Clearer 30%31%37%40%51%55%58%53%51%42%33%32%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from August 6 to January 13, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sottunga is November, with an average of 9.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from January 13 to August 6. The month with the fewest wet days in Sottunga is March, with an average of 5.5 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 Sottunga is October, with an average of 8.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 30% on October 20.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sottunga

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SottungawetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 1332%Nov 1332%Mar 1317%Mar 1317%Aug 625%Aug 625%Jan 1325%Jan 1325%NowNowrainsnowmixed
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 4.9d3.0d3.5d5.3d5.7d6.3d6.6d8.0d7.7d8.8d8.4d6.7d
Mixed 1.2d1.0d1.2d0.6d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d0.9d
Snow 1.5d1.4d0.8d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.5d1.5d
Any 7.6d5.4d5.5d6.0d5.8d6.3d6.6d8.0d7.7d8.9d9.4d9.0d

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. Sottunga experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sottunga. The month with the most rain in Sottunga is October, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

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

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sottunga

Average Monthly Rainfall in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inOct 292.1 inOct 292.1 inMar 10.6 inMar 10.6 inAug 62.0 inAug 62.0 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 1.0″0.7″0.7″1.1″1.3″1.7″1.8″2.0″1.9″2.0″1.9″1.3″

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 13 to April 4, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Sottunga is January, with an average snowfall of 3.4 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from April 4 to November 13. The least snow falls around July 27, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Sottunga

Average Monthly Snowfall in SottungasnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inJan 233.4 inJan 233.4 inJul 270.0 inJul 270.0 inNov 131.0 inNov 131.0 inApr 41.0 inApr 41.0 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 3.4″3.0″2.1″0.6″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″1.1″2.8″

The length of the day in Sottunga varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 5 hours, 50 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 18 hours, 55 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sottunga

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 2018 hr, 55 minJun 2018 hr, 55 minJun 2012 hr, 14 minSep 2212 hr, 14 minSep 225 hr, 50 minDec 215 hr, 50 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 6.8h9.2h11.9h14.7h17.3h18.8h17.9h15.5h12.8h10.1h7.5h6.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:11 AM on June 18, and the latest sunrise is 5 hours, 31 minutes later at 9:42 AM on December 27. The earliest sunset is at 3:29 PM on December 15, and the latest sunset is 7 hours, 38 minutes later at 11:06 PM on June 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sottunga 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 Sottunga

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 184:11 AMJun 184:11 AM11:06 PMJun 2211:06 PMJun 22Dec 153:29 PMDec 153:29 PM9:42 AMDec 279:42 AMDec 27Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Sottunga

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010102020303040500001010101020203030404050653NowNow
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 Sottunga

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 Sottunga, 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, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sottunga

Humidity Comfort Levels in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 230%Mar 230%Jul 293%Jul 293%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.6d0.4d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Sottunga experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from September 15 to March 10, with average wind speeds of more than 14.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sottunga is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 18.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from March 10 to September 15. The calmest month of the year in Sottunga is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Sottunga

Average Wind Speed in SottungawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphDec 1318.4 mphDec 1318.4 mphMay 1711.4 mphMay 1711.4 mphSep 1514.9 mphSep 1514.9 mphMar 1014.9 mphMar 1014.9 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) 17.715.814.512.811.511.611.712.915.016.717.618.2

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

The wind is most often from the south for 8.1 months, from February 15 to October 18, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 23. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from October 18 to February 15, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Sottunga

Wind Direction in SottungaWSWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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).

Sottunga 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 2.5 months, from June 30 to September 14, with an average temperature above 56°F. The month of the year in Sottunga with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 61°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.6 months, from December 17 to May 3, with an average temperature below 39°F. The month of the year in Sottunga with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 34°F.

Average Water Temperature in Sottunga

Average Water Temperature in SottungawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FAug 362°FAug 362°F33°FMar 433°FMar 4Jun 3056°FJun 3056°FSep 1456°FSep 1456°FDec 1739°FDec 1739°FMay 339°FMay 339°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 36°F34°F34°F36°F43°F52°F60°F61°F56°F49°F44°F39°F

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

Tourism Score in Sottunga

Tourism Score in Sottungabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Sottunga for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Sottunga

Beach/Pool Score in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.91.90.00.0NowNow 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 Sottunga typically lasts for 5.4 months (164 days), from around May 7 to around October 18, rarely starting before April 19 or after May 25, and rarely ending before September 26 or after November 11.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sottungagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%May 750%May 750%Oct 1850%Oct 1850%May 2590%May 2590%Sep 2690%Sep 2690%Apr 1910%Apr 1910%Nov 1110%Nov 1110%0%Feb 150%Feb 15Jul 25100%Jul 25100%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolfrigidcomfortable
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 Sottunga should appear around June 6, only rarely appearing before May 25 or after June 20.

Growing Degree Days in Sottunga

Growing Degree Days in SottungaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FJun 690°FJun 690°FAug 25900°FAug 25900°FDec 311,115°FDec 311,115°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 3.0 months, from May 8 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sottunga is June, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from October 14 to February 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sottunga is December, with an average of 0.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sottunga

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SottungabrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 266.6 kWhJun 266.6 kWhDec 200.2 kWhDec 200.2 kWhMay 85.3 kWhMay 85.3 kWhAug 75.3 kWhAug 75.3 kWhOct 141.5 kWhOct 141.5 kWhFeb 281.5 kWhFeb 281.5 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) 0.31.02.34.05.76.56.24.83.01.40.40.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sottunga are 60.130 deg latitude, 20.667 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sottunga contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 125 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 16 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (125 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (453 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sottunga is covered by water (67%), trees (22%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by water (83%) and trees (12%), and within 50 miles by water (87%) and trees (10%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sottunga, 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 Sottunga.

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