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Variable overview

For ease of searching, an overview of all available variables is shown below. These can also be displayed using the name argument, for more information look here.

Tip

With the built-in grep command, you can also search through the lists of different variables in era5cli, for example:

era5cli info "2Dvars" | grep temperature

will list all single level variables that contain the word 'temperature'.

Lists of variables

Available single level variables
divergence fraction_of_cloud_cover geopotential
ozone_mass_mixing_ratio potential_vorticity relative_humidity
specific_cloud_ice_water_content specific_cloud_liquid_water_content specific_humidity
specific_rain_water_content specific_snow_water_content temperature
u_component_of_wind v_component_of_wind vertical_velocity
vorticity
Available pressure level variables
100m_u_component_of_wind 100m_v_component_of_wind
10m_u_component_of_neutral_wind 10m_u_component_of_wind
10m_v_component_of_neutral_wind 10m_v_component_of_wind
10m_wind_gust_since_previous_post_processing 10m_wind_speed
2m_dewpoint_temperature 2m_temperature
air_density_over_the_oceans altimeter_corrected_wave_height
altimeter_range_relative_correction altimeter_wave_height
angle_of_sub_gridscale_orography anisotropy_of_sub_gridscale_orography
benjamin_feir_index boundary_layer_dissipation
boundary_layer_height charnock
clear_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface cloud_base_height
coefficient_of_drag_with_waves convective_available_potential_energy
convective_inhibition convective_precipitation
convective_rain_rate convective_snowfall
convective_snowfall_rate_water_equivalent downward_uv_radiation_at_the_surface
duct_base_height eastward_gravity_wave_surface_stress
eastward_turbulent_surface_stress evaporation
forecast_albedo forecast_logarithm_of_surface_roughness_for_heat
forecast_surface_roughness free_convective_velocity_over_the_oceans
friction_velocity geopotential
gravity_wave_dissipation high_cloud_cover
high_vegetation_cover ice_temperature_layer_1
ice_temperature_layer_2 ice_temperature_layer_3
ice_temperature_layer_4 instantaneous_10m_wind_gust
instantaneous_eastward_turbulent_surface_stress instantaneous_large_scale_surface_precipitation_fraction
instantaneous_moisture_flux instantaneous_northward_turbulent_surface_stress
instantaneous_surface_sensible_heat_flux k_index
lake_bottom_temperature lake_cover
lake_depth lake_ice_depth
lake_ice_temperature lake_mix_layer_depth
lake_mix_layer_temperature lake_shape_factor
lake_total_layer_temperature land_sea_mask
large_scale_precipitation large_scale_precipitation_fraction
large_scale_rain_rate large_scale_snowfall
large_scale_snowfall_rate_water_equivalent leaf_area_index_high_vegetation
leaf_area_index_low_vegetation low_cloud_cover
low_vegetation_cover magnitude_of_turbulent_surface_stress
maximum_2m_temperature_since_previous_post_processing maximum_individual_wave_height
maximum_total_precipitation_rate_since_previous_post_processing mean_boundary_layer_dissipation
mean_convective_precipitation_rate mean_convective_snowfall_rate
mean_direction_of_total_swell mean_direction_of_wind_waves
mean_eastward_gravity_wave_surface_stress mean_eastward_turbulent_surface_stress
mean_evaporation_rate mean_gravity_wave_dissipation
mean_large_scale_precipitation_fraction mean_large_scale_precipitation_rate
mean_large_scale_snowfall_rate mean_magnitude_of_turbulent_surface_stress
mean_northward_gravity_wave_surface_stress mean_northward_turbulent_surface_stress
mean_period_of_total_swell mean_period_of_wind_waves
mean_potential_evaporation_rate mean_runoff_rate
mean_sea_level_pressure mean_snow_evaporation_rate
mean_snowfall_rate mean_snowmelt_rate
mean_square_slope_of_waves mean_sub_surface_runoff_rate
mean_surface_direct_short_wave_radiation_flux mean_surface_direct_short_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky
mean_surface_downward_long_wave_radiation_flux mean_surface_downward_long_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky
mean_surface_downward_short_wave_radiation_flux mean_surface_downward_short_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky
mean_surface_downward_uv_radiation_flux mean_surface_latent_heat_flux
mean_surface_net_long_wave_radiation_flux mean_surface_net_long_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky
mean_surface_net_short_wave_radiation_flux mean_surface_net_short_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky
mean_surface_runoff_rate mean_surface_sensible_heat_flux
mean_top_downward_short_wave_radiation_flux mean_top_net_long_wave_radiation_flux
mean_top_net_long_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky mean_top_net_short_wave_radiation_flux
mean_top_net_short_wave_radiation_flux_clear_sky mean_total_precipitation_rate
mean_vertical_gradient_of_refractivity_inside_trapping_layer mean_vertically_integrated_moisture_divergence
mean_wave_direction mean_wave_direction_of_first_swell_partition
mean_wave_direction_of_second_swell_partition mean_wave_direction_of_third_swell_partition
mean_wave_period mean_wave_period_based_on_first_moment
mean_wave_period_based_on_first_moment_for_swell mean_wave_period_based_on_first_moment_for_wind_waves
mean_wave_period_based_on_second_moment_for_swell mean_wave_period_based_on_second_moment_for_wind_waves
mean_wave_period_of_first_swell_partition mean_wave_period_of_second_swell_partition
mean_wave_period_of_third_swell_partition mean_zero_crossing_wave_period
medium_cloud_cover minimum_2m_temperature_since_previous_post_processing
minimum_total_precipitation_rate_since_previous_post_processing minimum_vertical_gradient_of_refractivity_inside_trapping_layer
model_bathymetry near_ir_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation
near_ir_albedo_for_direct_radiation normalized_energy_flux_into_ocean
normalized_energy_flux_into_waves normalized_stress_into_ocean
northward_gravity_wave_surface_stress northward_turbulent_surface_stress
ocean_surface_stress_equivalent_10m_neutral_wind_direction ocean_surface_stress_equivalent_10m_neutral_wind_speed
orography peak_wave_period
period_corresponding_to_maximum_individual_wave_height potential_evaporation
precipitation_type runoff
sea_ice_cover sea_surface_temperature
significant_height_of_combined_wind_waves_and_swell significant_height_of_total_swell
significant_height_of_wind_waves significant_wave_height_of_first_swell_partition
significant_wave_height_of_second_swell_partition significant_wave_height_of_third_swell_partition
skin_reservoir_content skin_temperature
slope_of_sub_gridscale_orography snow_albedo
snow_density snow_depth
snow_evaporation snowfall
snowmelt soil_temperature_level_1
soil_temperature_level_2 soil_temperature_level_3
soil_temperature_level_4 soil_type
standard_deviation_of_filtered_subgrid_orography standard_deviation_of_orography
sub_surface_runoff surface_latent_heat_flux
surface_net_solar_radiation surface_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky
surface_net_thermal_radiation surface_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky
surface_pressure surface_runoff
surface_sensible_heat_flux surface_solar_radiation_downward_clear_sky
surface_solar_radiation_downwards surface_thermal_radiation_downward_clear_sky
surface_thermal_radiation_downwards temperature_of_snow_layer
toa_incident_solar_radiation top_net_solar_radiation
top_net_solar_radiation_clear_sky top_net_thermal_radiation
top_net_thermal_radiation_clear_sky total_cloud_cover
total_column_cloud_ice_water total_column_cloud_liquid_water
total_column_ozone total_column_rain_water
total_column_snow_water total_column_supercooled_liquid_water
total_column_water total_column_water_vapour
total_precipitation total_sky_direct_solar_radiation_at_surface
total_totals_index trapping_layer_base_height
trapping_layer_top_height type_of_high_vegetation
type_of_low_vegetation u_component_stokes_drift
uv_visible_albedo_for_diffuse_radiation uv_visible_albedo_for_direct_radiation
v_component_stokes_drift vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_cloud_frozen_water_flux
vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_cloud_liquid_water_flux vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_geopotential_flux
vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_kinetic_energy_flux vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_mass_flux
vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_moisture_flux vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_ozone_flux
vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_thermal_energy_flux vertical_integral_of_divergence_of_total_energy_flux
vertical_integral_of_eastward_cloud_frozen_water_flux vertical_integral_of_eastward_cloud_liquid_water_flux
vertical_integral_of_eastward_geopotential_flux vertical_integral_of_eastward_heat_flux
vertical_integral_of_eastward_kinetic_energy_flux vertical_integral_of_eastward_mass_flux
vertical_integral_of_eastward_ozone_flux vertical_integral_of_eastward_total_energy_flux
vertical_integral_of_eastward_water_vapour_flux vertical_integral_of_energy_conversion
vertical_integral_of_kinetic_energy vertical_integral_of_mass_of_atmosphere
vertical_integral_of_mass_tendency vertical_integral_of_northward_cloud_frozen_water_flux
vertical_integral_of_northward_cloud_liquid_water_flux vertical_integral_of_northward_geopotential_flux
vertical_integral_of_northward_heat_flux vertical_integral_of_northward_kinetic_energy_flux
vertical_integral_of_northward_mass_flux vertical_integral_of_northward_ozone_flux
vertical_integral_of_northward_total_energy_flux vertical_integral_of_northward_water_vapour_flux
vertical_integral_of_potential_and_internal_energy vertical_integral_of_potential_internal_and_latent_energy
vertical_integral_of_temperature vertical_integral_of_thermal_energy
vertical_integral_of_total_energy vertically_integrated_moisture_divergence
volumetric_soil_water_layer_1 volumetric_soil_water_layer_2
volumetric_soil_water_layer_3 volumetric_soil_water_layer_4
wave_spectral_directional_width wave_spectral_directional_width_for_swell
wave_spectral_directional_width_for_wind_waves wave_spectral_kurtosis
wave_spectral_peakedness wave_spectral_skewness
zero_degree_level
Available pressure levels
1 2 3 5
7 10 20 30
50 70 100 125
150 175 200 225
250 300 350 400
450 500 550 600
650 700 750 775
800 825 850 875
900 925 950 975
1000
Available ERA5-land variables
10m_u_component_of_wind 10m_v_component_of_wind
2m_dewpoint_temperature 2m_temperature
evaporation_from_bare_soil evaporation_from_open_water_surfaces_excluding_oceans
evaporation_from_the_top_of_canopy evaporation_from_vegetation_transpiration
forecast_albedo lake_bottom_temperature
lake_ice_depth lake_ice_temperature
lake_mix_layer_depth lake_mix_layer_temperature
lake_shape_factor lake_total_layer_temperature
leaf_area_index_high_vegetation leaf_area_index_low_vegetation
potential_evaporation runoff
skin_reservoir_content skin_temperature
snow_albedo snow_cover
snow_density snow_depth
snow_depth_water_equivalent snow_evaporation
snowfall snowmelt
soil_temperature_level_1 soil_temperature_level_2
soil_temperature_level_3 soil_temperature_level_4
sub_surface_runoff surface_latent_heat_flux
surface_net_solar_radiation surface_net_thermal_radiation
surface_pressure surface_runoff
surface_sensible_heat_flux surface_solar_radiation_downwards
surface_thermal_radiation_downwards temperature_of_snow_layer
total_evaporation total_precipitation
volumetric_soil_water_layer_1 volumetric_soil_water_layer_2
volumetric_soil_water_layer_3 volumetric_soil_water_layer_4