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'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 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.
I have two of these outside, jankily sealed up with electrical tape, and they've survived the British weather for a year so far.
I also use one of these outside with a 3D printed case. Still going strong after about 18 months!
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’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: