besttime
Best Time to Visit
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Given a location, ranks the weeks or months whose historical climatology best matches a set of weather criteria (most optional criteria met first; all MUST criteria satisfied by every result).
<br><b>When to use:</b> Answer 'when is the best time to visit X for weather like Y?' Choose when_type=week or month over the 1996-2025 baseline.
<br><b>Date format:</b> when_type: week|month|day. Historical basis only for week/month.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Sub-second per location.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Use /location to obtain a locid first.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Rank a location's calendar by weather suitability. For a specific upcoming day's forecast, use /api/anom with period_type=FUTURE_DAY.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Find the typical best window for an activity at a place.
<br><b>Notes:</b> Every criterion metric name is literal and fully qualified: the 'avg:' prefix, then the metric base (observation metrics keep their 'obs.' segment), then the attribute — e.g. avg:max_t.p50, avg:obs.rain.sum, avg:obs.is_rain.count. Dropping 'avg:' or 'obs.' is an error; the criteria parameter below lists every valid name. For daily forecasts use /api/anom (period_type=FUTURE_DAY). Weekly/monthly forecasts are planned. Returns: location, baseline, when_type, results, time, criteria_met, criteria_met_count, record.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseline | string | no | Baseline year range YYYY-YYYY (default: 1996-2025) |
| criteria | string | yes | JSON array of criteria, passed as a string. Example: [{"metric":"avg:max_t.p50","lb":18,"ub":28,"must_have":true},{"metric":"avg:obs.rain.sum","ub":40,"must_have":true},{"metric":"avg:obs.is_rain.count","ub":6,"must_have":false}] Each element has: metric (required, one of the exact names listed below), lb and ub (optional numeric lower/upper bounds, unscaled natural units; set at least one), and must_have (true = hard filter every result must satisfy, false = optional, only used to rank results). At least one criterion with must_have=true is required. Metric names are literal and case-sensitive. Each is the prefix 'avg:' + the metric base + '.' + the attribute — for example avg:obs.rain.sum and avg:max_t.p50. Never drop the 'avg:' prefix and never drop the 'obs.' segment: 'obs.rain.sum', 'rain.sum' and 'avg:rain.sum' are all rejected. 'avg' means the mean across the baseline years for that week/month bucket. lb/ub are unscaled natural units (°C, mm, km/h, oktas, days). Percentile metrics — p1 = low tail, p50 = median, p99 = high tail: avg:max_t.p1, avg:max_t.p50, avg:max_t.p99, avg:min_t.p1, avg:min_t.p50, avg:min_t.p99, avg:obs.dewp.p1, avg:obs.dewp.p50, avg:obs.dewp.p99, avg:obs.dewph.p1, avg:obs.dewph.p50, avg:obs.dewph.p99, avg:obs.wbulb.p1, avg:obs.wbulb.p50, avg:obs.wbulb.p99, avg:obs.wbgt.p1, avg:obs.wbgt.p50, avg:obs.wbgt.p99, avg:obs.temp.p1, avg:obs.temp.p50, avg:obs.temp.p99, avg:obs.heatindex.p1, avg:obs.heatindex.p50, avg:obs.heatindex.p99 (°C); avg:obs.wind.p1, avg:obs.wind.p50, avg:obs.wind.p99 (km/h); avg:obs.cloudcover.p1, avg:obs.cloudcover.p50, avg:obs.cloudcover.p99 (oktas). Tail-percentile metrics: avg:obs.gust.p99 (km/h); avg:obs.rain.p95, avg:obs.rain.p99, avg:obs.snow.p95, avg:obs.snow.p99 (mm). Accumulation over the bucket: avg:obs.rain.sum, avg:obs.snow.sum (mm). Day-counts within the bucket: avg:obs.is_snow.count, avg:obs.is_rain.count, avg:obs.is_hail.count, avg:obs.is_thunderstorm.count, avg:obs.is_fog.count, avg:obs.is_smoke.count (days). Use exactly one of the names above as the criterion 'metric'; anything else returns an error listing the valid names. |
| latlon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| locid | string | no | Unique Location Identifier |
| max_results | string | no | Max results (default: 25) |
| name | string | no | Location name, e.g. New York |
| when_basis | string | no | historical | forecast (default: historical) |
| when_type | string | no | week | month | day (default: week) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"baseline": {
"description": "Baseline year range YYYY-YYYY (default: 1996-2025)",
"type": "string"
},
"criteria": {
"description": "JSON array of criteria, passed as a string. Example: [{\"metric\":\"avg:max_t.p50\",\"lb\":18,\"ub\":28,\"must_have\":true},{\"metric\":\"avg:obs.rain.sum\",\"ub\":40,\"must_have\":true},{\"metric\":\"avg:obs.is_rain.count\",\"ub\":6,\"must_have\":false}] Each element has: metric (required, one of the exact names listed below), lb and ub (optional numeric lower/upper bounds, unscaled natural units; set at least one), and must_have (true = hard filter every result must satisfy, false = optional, only used to rank results). At least one criterion with must_have=true is required. Metric names are literal and case-sensitive. Each is the prefix 'avg:' + the metric base + '.' + the attribute — for example avg:obs.rain.sum and avg:max_t.p50. Never drop the 'avg:' prefix and never drop the 'obs.' segment: 'obs.rain.sum', 'rain.sum' and 'avg:rain.sum' are all rejected. 'avg' means the mean across the baseline years for that week/month bucket. lb/ub are unscaled natural units (°C, mm, km/h, oktas, days). Percentile metrics — p1 = low tail, p50 = median, p99 = high tail: avg:max_t.p1, avg:max_t.p50, avg:max_t.p99, avg:min_t.p1, avg:min_t.p50, avg:min_t.p99, avg:obs.dewp.p1, avg:obs.dewp.p50, avg:obs.dewp.p99, avg:obs.dewph.p1, avg:obs.dewph.p50, avg:obs.dewph.p99, avg:obs.wbulb.p1, avg:obs.wbulb.p50, avg:obs.wbulb.p99, avg:obs.wbgt.p1, avg:obs.wbgt.p50, avg:obs.wbgt.p99, avg:obs.temp.p1, avg:obs.temp.p50, avg:obs.temp.p99, avg:obs.heatindex.p1, avg:obs.heatindex.p50, avg:obs.heatindex.p99 (°C); avg:obs.wind.p1, avg:obs.wind.p50, avg:obs.wind.p99 (km/h); avg:obs.cloudcover.p1, avg:obs.cloudcover.p50, avg:obs.cloudcover.p99 (oktas). Tail-percentile metrics: avg:obs.gust.p99 (km/h); avg:obs.rain.p95, avg:obs.rain.p99, avg:obs.snow.p95, avg:obs.snow.p99 (mm). Accumulation over the bucket: avg:obs.rain.sum, avg:obs.snow.sum (mm). Day-counts within the bucket: avg:obs.is_snow.count, avg:obs.is_rain.count, avg:obs.is_hail.count, avg:obs.is_thunderstorm.count, avg:obs.is_fog.count, avg:obs.is_smoke.count (days). Use exactly one of the names above as the criterion 'metric'; anything else returns an error listing the valid names.",
"type": "string"
},
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"locid": {
"description": "Unique Location Identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"max_results": {
"description": "Max results (default: 25)",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Location name, e.g. New York",
"type": "string"
},
"when_basis": {
"description": "historical | forecast (default: historical)",
"type": "string"
},
"when_type": {
"description": "week | month | day (default: week)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"criteria"
],
"type": "object"
}