Welcome to the earthkit-plots documentation

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Important

This software is in release candidate stage. It is not yet considered stable and may still undergo significant changes before the final 1.0 release. We welcome feedback and contributions as we approach that milestone.

earthkit-plots is a high-level Python library for producing publication-quality scientific graphics with minimal code. Built on matplotlib, cartopy, xarray, and the broader earthkit ecosystem, it enriches these tools with domain-specific knowledge so you can focus on your data rather than plot configuration.

Why earthkit-plots?

The motivation and key features of earthkit-plots.

Why earthkit-plots?
Installation

New to earthkit-plots? Start here with installation.

Installation
Tutorials

Step-by-step examples to learn earthkit-plots.

Tutorials
Gallery

A visual gallery of what earthkit-plots can produce.

Gallery
Styles gallery

Browse the built-in style libraries and colour scales.

Styles gallery
Domains gallery

Browse the predefined geographic domains.

Named domains
API Reference Guide

Detailed documentation of all functions and classes.

API Reference

Important

This software is Incubating and subject to ECMWF’s guidelines on Software Maturity.

Support

Have a feature request or found a bug? Feel free to open an issue.