February Weather in Bahía Honda PanamaDaily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 86°F to 88°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 91°F. Daily low temperatures are around 71°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 74°F. For reference, on April 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bahía Honda typically range from 73°F to 89°F, while on January 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 71°F to 85°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. 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. Machinda, Equatorial Guinea (6,236 miles away); Ungaran, Indonesia (11,705 miles); and Jayubó, Philippines (10,412 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bahía Honda (view comparison). CloudsThe month of February in Bahía Honda experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 52% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is February 3, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time. For reference, on August 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 95%, while on January 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 52%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bahía Honda, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on October 23, and its lowest chance is 3% on February 24. 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 February in Bahía Honda is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.0 inches or falling below -0.0 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.3 inches on February 10. SunOver the course of February in Bahía Honda, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 58 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Bahía Honda is 6:41 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 6 minutes earlier at 6:35 AM on February 29. The earliest sunset is 6:29 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 4 minutes later at 6:33 PM on February 29. Daylight saving time is not observed in Bahía Honda during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets 12 hours, 34 minutes later, at 6:40 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:29 AM and sets 11 hours, 41 minutes later, at 6:10 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 February 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 Bahía Honda is gradually decreasing during February, falling from 100% to 96% over the course of the month. For reference, on May 21, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on March 11, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 96% 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 Bahía Honda is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 11.2 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.3 miles per hour, while on July 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.8 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during February is 11.3 miles per hour on February 27. The hourly average wind direction in Bahía Honda throughout February is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 98% on February 1. Water TemperatureBahía Honda is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Bahía Honda is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 80°F throughout. 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 Bahía Honda 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 Bahía Honda are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 770°F, from 838°F to 1,608°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 Bahía Honda is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.4 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bahía Honda are 7.705 deg latitude, -80.453 deg longitude, and 932 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Bahía Honda contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 866 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 803 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,667 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,095 feet). The area within 2 miles of Bahía Honda is covered by grassland (60%) and cropland (35%), within 10 miles by cropland (49%) and grassland (39%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and grassland (18%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Bahía Honda, 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 is only a single weather station, Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Bahía Honda. At a distance of 176 kilometers from Bahía Honda, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Bahía Honda to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 34%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 66%. 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. 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