September Weather in San José La Arada GuatemalaDaily high temperatures are around 84°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 88°F. Daily low temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 67°F or exceeding 71°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 69°F on September 15. For reference, on April 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in San José La Arada typically range from 68°F to 90°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 63°F to 80°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on September. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Monte Alegre de Minas, Brazil (3,617 miles away) and Salinas, Philippines (9,452 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to San José La Arada (view comparison). CloudsThe month of September in San José La Arada experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 90% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 91% on September 18. The clearest day of the month is September 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 11% of the time. For reference, on June 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 93%, while on January 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 78%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In San José La Arada, the chance of a wet day over the course of September is essentially constant, remaining around 46% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on September 14, and its lowest chance is 4% on March 9. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during September in San José La Arada is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 5.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.3 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 4.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.0 inches or falls below 1.0 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 5.1 inches on September 15. SunOver the course of September in San José La Arada, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 24 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 49 seconds, and weekly decrease of 5 minutes, 40 seconds. The shortest day of the month is September 30, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight and the longest day is September 1, with 12 hours, 24 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in San José La Arada is 5:46 AM on September 1 and the latest sunrise is 1 minute, 43 seconds later at 5:47 AM on September 30. The latest sunset is 6:09 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 22 minutes earlier at 5:47 PM on September 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in San José La Arada during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:30 AM and sets 13 hours, 0 minutes later, at 6:30 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:19 AM and sets 11 hours, 15 minutes later, at 5:34 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for September 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in San José La Arada is gradually decreasing during September, falling from 87% to 83% over the course of the month. The highest chance of a muggy day during September is 88% on September 15. For reference, on June 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 88% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 9% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in San José La Arada is essentially constant during September, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.3 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour, while on September 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.1 miles per hour. The lowest daily average wind speed during September is 4.1 miles per hour on September 14. The hourly average wind direction in San José La Arada throughout September is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 51% on September 30. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in San José La Arada are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in San José La Arada are rapidly increasing during September, increasing by 734°F, from 6,005°F to 6,739°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in San José La Arada is essentially constant during September, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.8 kWh throughout. The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during September is 4.6 kWh on September 18. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San José La Arada are 14.717 deg latitude, -89.583 deg longitude, and 1,450 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of San José La Arada contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,192 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,880 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,905 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,843 feet). The area within 2 miles of San José La Arada is covered by cropland (43%), trees (32%), and grassland (24%), within 10 miles by cropland (42%) and grassland (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (37%) and cropland (36%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in San José La Arada, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in San José La Arada. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and San José La Arada according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at San José La Arada is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between San José La Arada and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of San José La Arada and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |