Calendar Heatmap

Cycling Distance Calendar

Daily cycling kilometers tracked in neon lime gradient for cyclists.

Output
Cycling Distance Calendar
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
import matplotlib.patches as mpatches

np.random.seed(134)

days = 365
cycling = np.zeros(days)
for i in range(days):
    if np.random.random() > 0.5:
        cycling[i] = np.random.uniform(10, 50)

weeks = 53
data = np.zeros((7, weeks))
for i, val in enumerate(cycling):
    week = i // 7
    day = i % 7
    if week < weeks:
        data[day, week] = val

# CLAUDE.md Neon Lime palette
colors_neon = ['#ffffff', '#eefce0', '#b8f978', '#6CF527']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('neon_lime', colors_neon, N=256)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(16, 4), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

im = ax.imshow(data, cmap=cmap, aspect='auto', vmin=0, vmax=50)

ax.set_yticks(range(7))
ax.set_yticklabels(['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'], fontsize=9, color='#374151')
ax.set_xticks(range(0, 52, 4))
ax.set_xticklabels(['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', ''], 
                   fontsize=9, color='#374151')

ax.set_title('Cycling - Kilometers Per Day', fontsize=16, color='#1f2937', fontweight='bold', pad=15)

for i in range(8):
    ax.axhline(y=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)
for i in range(weeks+1):
    ax.axvline(x=i-0.5, color='#e5e7eb', linewidth=0.5)

ax.tick_params(colors='#374151', length=0)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_visible(False)

legend_elements = [mpatches.Patch(facecolor=c, label=l, edgecolor='#d1d5db') 
                   for c, l in zip(colors_neon, ['Rest', '10-22km', '23-36km', '37+km'])]
ax.legend(handles=legend_elements, loc='upper left', bbox_to_anchor=(0, -0.15), ncol=4, 
          fontsize=8, facecolor='#f9fafb', edgecolor='#d1d5db', labelcolor='#374151', title='Distance',
          title_fontsize=9)

total = np.sum(cycling)
ax.annotate(f'{total:,.0f} km cycled', xy=(0.98, 1.1), xycoords='axes fraction',
            fontsize=11, color='#6CF527', ha='right', fontweight='bold')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.25)
plt.show()
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