Average Weather in Behompy Madagascar

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In Behompy, the wet season is oppressive and partly cloudy, the dry season is windy and clear, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 93°F and is rarely below 57°F or above 98°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.6 months, from September 30 to January 17, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest day of the year is November 14, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from May 27 to August 10, with an average daily high temperature below 84°F. The coldest day of the year is July 13, with an average low of 61°F and high of 82°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Behompy, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Behompy begins around March 31 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around November 16. On June 20, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 97% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 3% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 16 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around March 31. On January 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 60% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 40% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Behompy varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.6 months, from November 25 to March 13, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 54% on January 27.

The drier season lasts 8.4 months, from March 13 to November 25. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on July 27.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on January 27.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Behompy experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 4 to April 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around January 23, with an average total accumulation of 5.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from April 28 to October 4. The least rain falls around July 27, with an average total accumulation of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Behompy varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:09 AM on November 29, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 37 minutes later at 6:46 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:25 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 30 minutes later at 6:56 PM on January 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Behompy during 2017.

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.

Behompy experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 17 to May 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 8, with muggy conditions 95% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 18, with muggy conditions 1% 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 Behompy experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from June 18 to December 1, with average wind speeds of more than 5.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is September 28, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.6 months, from December 1 to June 18. The calmest day of the year is March 11, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Behompy varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.7 months, from January 29 to April 19 and for 4.1 months, from April 21 to August 23, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 26. The wind is most often from the south for 2.0 days, from April 19 to April 21 and for 5.2 months, from August 23 to January 29, with a peak percentage of 36% on April 19.

Behompy 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 water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from December 26 to April 6, with an average temperature above 83°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 3, with an average temperature of 85°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.8 months, from June 15 to October 9, with an average temperature below 77°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 9, with an average temperature of 75°F.

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 experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from September 28 to January 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest day of the year is November 15, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 6 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 24, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Behompy are -23.250 deg latitude, 43.850 deg longitude, and 466 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Behompy contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 614 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 368 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,283 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,442 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Behompy is covered by grassland (72%) and water (11%), within 10 miles by grassland (65%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by grassland (50%) and water (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Behompy, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Behompy is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Behompy, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

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 aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.