February Weather in Les Abymes Guadeloupe

Daily high temperatures are around 83°F, rarely falling below 81°F or exceeding 86°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 83°F on February 5.

Daily low temperatures are around 70°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on August 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Les Abymes typically range from 76°F to 88°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 70°F to 83°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.

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The month of February in Les Abymes experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 26% to 31%.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 74% of the time.

For reference, on September 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on January 16, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Les Abymes, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 12% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 41% on September 24, and its lowest chance is 11% on March 25.

Rainfall

To 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 Les Abymes is essentially constant, remaining about 0.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.1 inches.

Over the course of February in Les Abymes, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 23 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 49 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 44 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 11 hours, 26 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Les Abymes is 6:36 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 13 minutes earlier at 6:23 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 6:02 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 10 minutes later at 6:13 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Les Abymes during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 13 hours, 6 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, 10 minutes later, at 5:39 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.

The 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.

We 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 Les Abymes is gradually decreasing during February, falling from 90% to 86% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on March 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 86% of the time.

This 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 Les Abymes is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 16.1 miles per hour to 15.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.0 miles per hour, while on October 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.3 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Les Abymes throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 95% on February 5.

Les Abymes 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 Les Abymes is essentially constant during February, remaining around 79°F throughout.

Definitions 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 Les Abymes 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 Les Abymes are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 717°F, from 805°F to 1,522°F, over the course of the month.

This 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 Les Abymes is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 5.9 kWh to 6.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Les Abymes are 16.271 deg latitude, -61.505 deg longitude, and 92 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Les Abymes contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 230 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 78 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (581 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,918 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Les Abymes is covered by cropland (30%), trees (30%), grassland (27%), and shrubs (13%), within 10 miles by water (43%) and trees (21%), and within 50 miles by water (93%).