Spring Weather in La Libertad Ecuador

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 69°F to 74°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 63°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 72°F.

For reference, on March 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in La Libertad typically range from 75°F to 82°F, while on August 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 63°F to 69°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. 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.

Vila da Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (4,077 miles away); San Sebastián de la Gomera, Spain (4,719 miles); and Saint Julien, Mauritius (9,239 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to La Libertad (view comparison).

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The spring in La Libertad experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 35% to 61%.

The clearest day of the spring is September 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 65% of the time.

For reference, on March 5, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 77%, while on August 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In La Libertad, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is gradually increasing, starting the season at 1% and ending it at 3%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on February 29, and its lowest chance is 0% on August 18.

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring in La Libertad is gradually increasing, starting the season at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.1 inches, and ending the season at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.5 inches.

Over the course of the spring in La Libertad, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the spring is September 1, with 12 hours, 4 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 12 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the spring in La Libertad is 6:21 AM on September 1 and the earliest sunrise is 20 minutes earlier at 6:01 AM on November 6.

The latest sunset is 6:25 PM on September 1 and the earliest sunset is 13 minutes earlier at 6:12 PM on October 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in La Libertad during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets 12 hours, 15 minutes later, at 6:29 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:25 AM and sets 12 hours, 0 minutes later, at 6:25 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 the spring of 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 La Libertad is increasing during the spring, rising from 89% to 94% over the course of the season.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the spring is 89% on September 5.

For reference, on February 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on September 5, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 89% 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 La Libertad is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 11.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 14, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour, while on March 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.8 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the spring is 11.7 miles per hour on October 16.

The hourly average wind direction in La Libertad throughout the spring is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 73% on September 8.

La Libertad 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 La Libertad is gradually increasing during the spring, rising by 2°F, from 72°F to 74°F, over the course of the season.

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 La Libertad 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 La Libertad are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 1,652°F, from 1,067°F to 2,720°F, over the course of the season.

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 La Libertad is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.7 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 6.8 kWh on September 12.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of La Libertad are -2.233 deg latitude, -80.910 deg longitude, and 92 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of La Libertad contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 154 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 54 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (348 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,867 feet).

The area within 2 miles of La Libertad is covered by grassland (43%), sparse vegetation (31%), and water (17%), within 10 miles by water (66%) and grassland (13%), and within 50 miles by water (73%) and trees (11%).