# xarray.conventions.decode_cf_variables

### xarray.conventions.decode_cf_variables(variables, attributes, concat_characters=True, mask_and_scale=True, decode_times=True, decode_coords=True, drop_variables=None, use_cftime=None, decode_timedelta=None)[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/conventions.py#L352-L493)

Decode several CF encoded variables.

See: decode_cf_variable