Outdoor Temperature Sensor
Outdoor Temperature Sensor
I'd like to get an outdoor Temperature Sensor that can be used with HA and Google Home. Anyone have any recommendations?
I use this one: https://www.aqara.com/us/temperature_humidity_sensor.html
If you already have ZigBee setup it's easy to use these, if not maybe look for something else.
Yup these are great, sonoff also makes zigbee sensors. Best to buy them off AliExpress, a lot cheaper on there
I have two of these outside, jankily sealed up with electrical tape, and they've survived the British weather for a year so far.
Same one I use, also made an enclosure to 3D print and protect it from rain. It's been going on without issues since 2020 https://www.printables.com/model/169425-xiaomi-aquara-thermometer-outdoor-case
I also use one of these outside with a 3D printed case. Still going strong after about 18 months!
I have one of these outside stuck to my soffit, not in a case, and it's been solid for me.
I’m not sure how you guys would feel about this… but I have a SDR connected to my Unraid server and found that a neighbor has one of those Acurite 5-1 weather stations that I can pick up on a 433mhz signal, parse the JSON file and added it to my dashboard. If you have a SDR sitting around you could scan your area and see what you get.
I second using an SDR with 433MHz devices. Incredibly reliable and low power.
Been using a nooelec SDR and one of these sensors:
I did exactly this as well. Only I bought my own 433Mhz weather sensors. They are cheap and the batteries last for ages.
That's exactly what I did. I also have some indoor Acurite sensors too.. but that weather station is definitely one of the neighbors.
I'm using the Philips hue motion sensor for outdoors https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-outdoor-sensor/046677570989 it has also temperature. But I'd kind of rather had humidity build in.
I have a couple of these too, they are quite convenient in that they do motion, luminescence, and temperature. I have two and combine them in a single sensor to average out for better accuracy.
On the high end, the Tempest weather station is pretty great and integrates nicely over the weatherflow2mqtt integration. Obviously, this is far, far more than just temperature, but worthb thinking about.
Does it require the cloud to operate? Or can it all be done locally?
I have loved the Netatmo stations for over a decade.
I like them as well, they work well and are easy to set up with the built-in integration.
The only drawback I find is the need to use their cloud, and the low polling rate (5min I believe).
Not dealbreakers for me, but some things to be aware of.
There's lots of ways. I've used an Aqara zigbee temp/humidity sensor before which worked fine, just needed protection from rain.
Now I'm using a onewire dallas sensors, along with quiet a few others around the house. They work fine too.
Same here, esp's and Dallas sensors. Some also have extra sensors like PIR, humidity & light, and some control some led strips too
Same here, I've been using an aqara ZigBee sensor for more than two years and it works great.
I designed 3d printed rain proof enclosure and it's been reporting outdoor temperature and humidity for more than two years with no problem.
The worst part for me is the changing the battery. The sensor is on a hard to reach place and my design is not the best, so I fear when the battery gets low.
I was planning to build something like this for the rain: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/diy-zigbee-rain-gauge/255379https://community.home-assistant.io/t/diy-zi
Same here, I've been using an aqara ZigBee sensor for more than two years and it works great.
I designed 3d printed rain proof enclosure and it's been reporting outdoor temperature and humidity for more than two years with no problem.
The worst part for me is the changing the battery. The sensor is on a hard to reach place and my design is not the best, so I fear when the battery gets low.
I was planning to build something like this for the rain.
Same here, I've been using an aqara ZigBee sensor for more than two years, it works great.
I designed 3d printed rain proof enclosure and it's been reporting outdoor temperature and humidity for more than two years with no problem.
The worst part for me is the changing the battery. The sensor is on a hard to reach place and my design is not the best, so I fear when the battery gets low.
I was planning to build something like this for the rain: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/diy-zigbee-rain-gauge/255379https://community.home-assistant.io/t/diy-zi
I have a few govee Bluetooth sensor and I don't recommend them for indoor our outdoor use. Bluetooth is flakey at best and battery life is bad. Much better off finding a ZigBee solution.
I've used YoLink temperature sensors for a couple of years now. They have indoor-only sensors (typically with a display,) outdoor weather-proof sensors with no display, leak sensors, etc. Very long range. Requires a device hub. It will send alerts via text or email and also connects to the smart home devices. It's paid for itself through avoiding damage by early awareness of leak alerts alone.
I'm interested in the same thing and from the small amount of research I did a few months ago it seems most people are going with a standard indoor temp / humidity sensor and placing under cover. They also were saying that the performance isn't as good as a true weather station. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in.