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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Aş Şafşāfah Syria

In Aş Şafşāfah, the summers are hot, muggy, arid, and clear and the winters are cool, wet, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 89°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 92°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Aş Şafşāfah for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September.

Climate in Aş Şafşāfah

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Aş Şafşāfah weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from June 13 to October 7, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is August, with an average high of 88°F and low of 73°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 5 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is January, with an average low of 47°F and high of 61°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Aş Şafşāfah

Average High and Low Temperature in Aş ŞafşāfahhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2360°FJan 2360°FAug 889°FAug 889°F46°F46°F73°F73°FJun 1383°FJun 1383°FOct 783°FOct 783°FDec 566°FDec 566°FMar 1566°FMar 1566°F66°F66°F65°F65°F51°F51°F50°F50°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 61°F62°F66°F72°F78°F83°F87°F88°F86°F81°F72°F64°F
Temp. 53°F54°F58°F64°F70°F76°F80°F81°F78°F72°F63°F56°F
Low 47°F48°F51°F55°F61°F67°F72°F73°F69°F63°F55°F49°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 Aş Şafşāfah

Average Hourly Temperature in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhot
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.

Mary Esther, Florida, United States (6,601 miles away); Seabrook Island, South Carolina, United States (6,222 miles); and Longmen, China (4,835 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Aş Şafşāfah (view comparison).

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In Aş Şafşāfah, 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 Aş Şafşāfah begins around May 16 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 11.

The clearest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around May 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Aş Şafşāfah

Cloud Cover Categories in Aş ŞafşāfahclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 28100%Jul 28100%Dec 3163%Dec 3163%May 1681%May 1681%Oct 1182%Oct 1182%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 36%34%32%29%18%3%0%0%4%21%32%36%
Clearer 64%66%68%71%82%97%100%100%96%79%68%64%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from October 24 to April 4, with a greater than 17% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Aş Şafşāfah is January, with an average of 9.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.6 months, from April 4 to October 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Aş Şafşāfah is July, with an average of 0.1 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 Aş Şafşāfah is January, with an average of 9.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 33% on January 17.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Aş Şafşāfah

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Aş ŞafşāfahwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1733%Jan 1733%Jul 150%Jul 150%Oct 2417%Oct 2417%Apr 417%Apr 417%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 9.9d8.7d6.9d3.9d1.7d0.5d0.1d0.2d0.9d4.1d6.2d8.4d

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. Aş Şafşāfah experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from September 27 to May 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Aş Şafşāfah is January, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from May 6 to September 27. The month with the least rain in Aş Şafşāfah is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Aş Şafşāfah

Average Monthly Rainfall in Aş ŞafşāfahrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJan 232.9 inJan 232.9 inJul 280.0 inJul 280.0 inSep 270.5 inSep 270.5 inMay 60.5 inMay 60.5 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 2.9″2.6″1.7″0.9″0.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.2″1.2″2.0″2.6″

The length of the day in Aş Şafşāfah varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Aş Şafşāfah

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 29 minJun 2014 hr, 29 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 229 hr, 49 minDec 219 hr, 49 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.1h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.0h14.4h14.2h13.4h12.4h11.3h10.3h9.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 22 minutes later at 7:43 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 5:24 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 29 minutes later at 7:53 PM on June 28.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Aş Şafşāfah

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 125:21 AMJun 125:21 AM7:53 PMJun 287:53 PMJun 28Dec 55:24 PMDec 55:24 PM7:43 AMJan 77:43 AMJan 7daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Aş Şafşāfah

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703279NowNow
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 Aş Şafşāfah

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.

Aş Şafşāfah experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from June 10 to September 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 20% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Aş Şafşāfah is August, with 23.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 25, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Aş Şafşāfah

Humidity Comfort Levels in Aş ŞafşāfahmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 250%Feb 250%79%Aug 1379%Aug 13Jun 1020%Jun 1020%Sep 3020%Sep 3020%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.8d8.5d21.1d23.5d12.4d2.6d0.1d0.0d

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 Aş Şafşāfah experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 30 to August 29, with average wind speeds of more than 7.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.0 months, from August 29 to May 30. The calmest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Aş Şafşāfah

Average Wind Speed in Aş ŞafşāfahwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJul 128.8 mphJul 128.8 mphOct 156.5 mphOct 156.5 mphMay 307.6 mphMay 307.6 mphAug 297.6 mphAug 297.6 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) 7.98.68.48.07.58.28.78.17.16.66.97.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Aş Şafşāfah is from the west throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Aş Şafşāfah

Wind Direction in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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).

Aş Şafşāfah is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from July 1 to October 10, with an average temperature above 79°F. The month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 28 to April 29, with an average temperature below 67°F. The month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 63°F.

Average Water Temperature in Aş Şafşāfah

Average Water Temperature in Aş ŞafşāfahwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 2183°FAug 2183°F63°FMar 463°FMar 4Jul 179°FJul 179°FOct 1079°FOct 1079°FDec 2867°FDec 2867°FApr 2967°FApr 2967°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 65°F63°F63°F65°F70°F76°F81°F83°F82°F78°F73°F68°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Aş Şafşāfah throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Aş Şafşāfah for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to late June and from late September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of May.

Tourism Score in Aş Şafşāfah

Tourism Score in Aş Şafşāfahbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.78.73.73.78.08.05.75.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Aş Şafşāfah for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Aş Şafşāfah

Beach/Pool Score in Aş Şafşāfahbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.49.40.10.19.19.18.88.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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).

Temperatures in Aş Şafşāfah are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Aş Şafşāfah

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Feb 26100%Feb 2692%Jan 1692%Jan 16Jul 22100%Jul 22100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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.

Growing Degree Days in Aş Şafşāfah

Growing Degree Days in Aş ŞafşāfahJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 2190°FJan 2190°FApr 24900°FApr 24900°FJun 81,800°FJun 81,800°FDec 316,322°FDec 316,322°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 3.5 months, from May 9 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is June, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 1 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Aş Şafşāfah is December, with an average of 2.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Aş Şafşāfah

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Aş ŞafşāfahbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJun 228.6 kWhJun 228.6 kWhDec 232.5 kWhDec 232.5 kWhMay 97.3 kWhMay 97.3 kWhAug 247.3 kWhAug 247.3 kWhNov 13.7 kWhNov 13.7 kWhFeb 153.7 kWhFeb 153.7 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) 2.83.75.16.57.68.58.37.66.34.53.22.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Aş Şafşāfah are 34.735 deg latitude, 36.053 deg longitude, and 423 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Aş Şafşāfah contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 741 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 418 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,348 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,157 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Aş Şafşāfah is covered by cropland (58%), shrubs (15%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (48%) and shrubs (15%), and within 50 miles by water (37%) and cropland (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Aş Şafşāfah, 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 Aş Şafşāfah.

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