Urban Heat Island Effect

The Urban Heat island effect occurs because of different material properties, explaining how some structures retain heat much more than others.

Press ▶ Run to start collecting data points for the chart.

Showing up to the last 5 simulated days, sampled at most 10× per hour.

Atmosphere & simulation stats
Night-time

1 day ≈ 1 min — watch the heat island build hour by hour

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Left-click/drag to paint · Right-click for cell details & material toggle