I bought this clock as a bedside clock. It said in the description that it gives you the outdoor temperature which is something I like to look at when I wake up in the morning. It has the inside temperature which I don’t care about. Also, I wish it had a faint illumination of the time so when I wake in the middle of the night I can see what time it is. Instead, you have to push a button that is very bright and not convenient to find in the dark.