Author(s) COVID-19 outcome Meteorological factors Methodology Was there any meteorological effect on COVID-19 outcome? The meteorological factors found to be significant Location
Ma et al.[@29966] Number of daily deaths
  • Diurnal temperature range
  • Daily average temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Air pollutants
Generalized Additive Model Yes
  • Diurnal temperature range is positively associated with Covid-19 outcome
  • Relative humidity and ambient temperature are negatively associated
Wuhan, China
Chen et al.[@29967] Confirmed daily cases
  • Air temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
  • Visibility
Generalized Linear Model Some evidence when factors are combined
  • Air temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
  • Visibility
Worldwide
Bashir et al.[@29982] Confirmed daily cases
  • Average daily temperature
  • Min & Max temperature
  • Rainfall
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
  • Air quality
Kendall & Spearman Rank Correlation Yes
  • Average daily temperature
  • Minimum temperature
  • Air quality
New York (USA)
Islam et al.[@29965] Confirmed daily cases
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
  • Ultraviolet index
Multilevel mixed effects negative binomial regression Yes
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Wind speed
Worldwide
Yao et al.[@29972] Confirmed daily cases
  • Avg., min and max temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • UV radiation
Descriptive analysis, correlations and chi-square test No N/A China
Xie and Zhu[@29973] Confirmed daily cases
  • Mean daily temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Air pressure
  • Wind speed
Generalized Additive Model No Mean temperature and confirmed cases was approximately linear in the range of < 3°C, but flat above 3°C. China
Oliverios et al.[@29968] Confirmed daily cases
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Rainfall
  • Wind speed
Multiple Linear Regression Yes
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
China
Notari[@29969] Confirmed daily cases
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
Linear Regression Yes
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
Worldwide
Sajadi et al.[@29970] Confirmed daily cases and deaths
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Specific humidity
  • Absolute humidity
Descriptive and correlational analysis Yes
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
Worldwide
Wang et al.[@29971] Confirmed daily cases
  • Temperature
  • Relative humidity
Linear Regression Yes
  • High temperature
  • High humidity
Worldwide
Bannister-Tyrrell et al.[@29974] Confirmed daily cases
  • Daily temperature
Regression analysis Yes/No Possible seasonal variability but concludes that it does not imply temperature alone is a primary driver. Worldwide
Sahin[@29983] Confirmed daily cases
  • Daily average temperature
  • Daily average humidity
  • Daily average wind speed
Correlation Analysis Yes
  • Temperature
  • Wind speed
Turkey
Tosepu et al.[@29984] Confirmed daily cases
  • Min, max and average daily temperature
  • Humidity
  • Rainfall
Spearman-rank correlation Yes
  • Temperature
Jakarta, Indonesia