Spring Weather in Betulia Colombia

Daily high temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 74°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 69°F on March 8.

Daily low temperatures are around 59°F, rarely falling below 57°F or exceeding 62°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 60°F on April 10.

For reference, on February 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Betulia typically range from 59°F to 69°F, while on September 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 58°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.

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The spring in Betulia experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 84% to 89%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94% on May 5.

The clearest day of the spring is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 16% of the time.

For reference, on May 5, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 94%, while on January 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 25%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Betulia, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 37% and ending it at 60%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 71% on October 18, and its lowest chance is 20% on January 4.

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 Betulia is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the season at 5.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.0 inches or falls below 2.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 5.9 inches on May 7.

Over the course of the spring in Betulia, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 30 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 20 seconds, and weekly increase of 2 minutes, 19 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 12 hours, 0 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 12 hours, 30 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the spring in Betulia is 6:05 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 30 minutes earlier at 5:35 AM on May 25.

The earliest sunset is 6:01 PM on April 24 and the latest sunset is 5 minutes later at 6:05 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Betulia during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets 12 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:10 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:59 AM and sets 11 hours, 44 minutes later, at 5:43 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 Betulia is rapidly increasing during the spring, rising from 47% to 67% over the course of the season.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the spring is 68% on May 19.

For reference, on May 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 68% of the time, while on October 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 44% 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 Betulia is gradually decreasing during the spring, decreasing from 2.8 miles per hour to 2.3 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on February 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.9 miles per hour, while on June 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.2 miles per hour.

The wind direction in Betulia during the spring is predominantly out of the east from March 1 to March 13 and the west from March 13 to May 31.

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 Betulia 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 Betulia are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 1,253°F, from 826°F to 2,079°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 Betulia is gradually decreasing during the spring, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 4.7 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 4.5 kWh on May 14.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Betulia are 6.901 deg latitude, -73.283 deg longitude, and 5,981 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Betulia contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,868 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,157 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,976 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (14,688 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Betulia is covered by grassland (42%), trees (33%), cropland (14%), and shrubs (11%), within 10 miles by trees (45%) and grassland (38%), and within 50 miles by trees (60%) and grassland (24%).