April Weather in Cuevas del Almanzora SpainDaily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 68°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 78°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 50°F to 54°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 59°F. For reference, on August 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cuevas del Almanzora typically range from 71°F to 89°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 43°F to 60°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. 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. Awendaw, United States (4,277 miles away); Rosario, Argentina (6,159 miles); and Xiangyun, China (6,643 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cuevas del Almanzora (view comparison). CloudsThe month of April in Cuevas del Almanzora experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 38% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is April 16, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time. For reference, on October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 45%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cuevas del Almanzora, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 9% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 12% on November 16, and its lowest chance is 1% on August 2. 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 April in Cuevas del Almanzora is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches. SunOver the course of April in Cuevas del Almanzora, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 5 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 15 seconds, and weekly increase of 15 minutes, 44 seconds. The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 38 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Cuevas del Almanzora is 7:52 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 39 minutes earlier at 7:13 AM on April 30. The earliest sunset is 8:30 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 26 minutes later at 8:56 PM on April 30. Daylight saving time is observed in Cuevas del Almanzora during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:47 AM and sets 14 hours, 44 minutes later, at 9:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:18 AM and sets 9 hours, 36 minutes later, at 5:53 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 April 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 Cuevas del Almanzora is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 46% of the time, while on November 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% 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 Cuevas del Almanzora is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 9.1 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on February 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour, while on September 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Cuevas del Almanzora throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 35% on April 7. Water TemperatureCuevas del Almanzora 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 Cuevas del Almanzora is gradually increasing during April, rising by 3°F, from 60°F to 62°F, over the course of the month. 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). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Cuevas del Almanzora over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 14, with a 69% chance. 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 Cuevas del Almanzora are increasing during April, increasing by 322°F, from 464°F to 786°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 Cuevas del Almanzora is gradually increasing during April, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 5.9 kWh to 6.8 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cuevas del Almanzora are 37.296 deg latitude, -1.885 deg longitude, and 325 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Cuevas del Almanzora contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 984 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 425 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,487 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,169 feet). The area within 2 miles of Cuevas del Almanzora is covered by cropland (50%) and sparse vegetation (42%), within 10 miles by cropland (41%) and sparse vegetation (40%), and within 50 miles by water (37%) and cropland (27%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Cuevas del Almanzora, 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 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Cuevas del Almanzora. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Cuevas del Almanzora 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 Cuevas del Almanzora is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Cuevas del Almanzora 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 Cuevas del Almanzora 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. |