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. 2023 Nov 8;11:e46980. doi: 10.2196/46980

Table 1.

Weather parameters and extreme weather events for the study duration of 11 months by season (average of all 4 closest weather stations).

Weather exposure Rainy season (June-September) Cool dry season (October-January) Hot dry season (February-May)
Mean air temperature (°C; SD) 27.6 (3.8) 26.8 (6.4) 31.1 (6.0)
Mean WBGTa estimate (°C; SD) 25.9 (2.5) 20.5 (5.6) 23.4 (4.9)
Number of days with maximum daily air temperature of ≥35 °C 24 73 104
Number of days with maximum daily WBGT estimate of ≥30 °C 46 33 42
Number of days with rainfall of ≥20 mm 8 0 1
Number of nightsb with minimum air temperature of ≥20 °C 91 48 98
Number of nightsb with minimum HIc of ≥25 °C 40 15 63

aWBGT: wet-bulb globe temperature.

bNights were defined as 10 PM to 6 AM (median sleep onset–median sleep offset).

cHI: heat index.