What is Weatherdle?
Weatherdle is a daily geography puzzle that shows seven days of real weather data from a city and asks you to identify the location in six guesses. Each day displays high and low temperatures, precipitation, wind direction and speed, and sun strength, alongside monthly climate averages for that location. A new city appears for all players at 00:00 UTC.
How to play Weatherdle
Examine the seven day cards, which show actual weather data such as temperature ranges, wind patterns, and sun strength. The monthly averages below the forecast reflect the city’s climate rather than short-term conditions.
Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit if needed. Enter a city and submit your guess. You can type a country or U.S. state to filter the list to cities in that area, or use the dice button to get a random city.
The feedback chips show how your guess compares by climate family, hemisphere, and region. Use the distance, directional arrow, and map pin to narrow your next guess. You have six attempts, and a guess within about 16 miles of the answer counts as a solve.
Each guess returns three color-coded chips for climate, hemisphere, and region. The colors indicate whether you matched the target climate, landed in a similar climate family, or missed entirely. Alongside the chips you receive the distance to the answer, a directional arrow, and a pin on the world map. Tapping a chip reveals the full breakdown. Guessing a city within approximately 16 miles of the answer registers as a correct solve, so naming an adjacent town ends the puzzle successfully.
Why the monthly averages matter
The typical monthly row gives Weatherdle more to work with than a simple temperature guessing game. A single week can be unusual, while monthly humidity, rainfall, and sunshine totals reveal the climate family behind the feedback chips. A tropical week with steady wind direction and high monthly humidity creates a narrower fingerprint than temperature alone. The game rewards recognizing that pattern instead of memorizing city names.
Tips for better guesses
Use positive evidence. If three weather signals point to a particular climate or region, use that reasoning to guide your guess. A familiar-sounding name is weaker evidence.
Do not waste attempts on hunches you cannot spell. Typing a country or US state into the search box lists recognized cities from that area, confirming valid answers and saving guesses.
On your final try, aim for a large neighbor rather than a distant continent. Losing with a guess within roughly 31 miles of the answer preserves your streak, turning a near miss into partial credit instead of a reset.
Streak protection
Missing a daily puzzle or exhausting all six guesses resets your streak, with one exception: a final guess within approximately 31 miles of the answer keeps the streak alive. Once your streak reaches seven days, you earn a streak freeze that automatically covers a single missed day. You can hold one freeze at a time, and it refills about a month after use.
Data sources
All weather figures are real. The seven day panel comes from Open-Meteo under CC BY 4.0 and references a specific recent week. City data comes from simplemaps, and the climate classification follows Beck 2018. Every number on the board carries a credit line, so each session leaves you with verifiable information about a location.