Average Weather in Faratsiho Madagascar

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In Faratsiho, the wet season is warm and overcast and the dry season is comfortable and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 77°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 83°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from September 26 to January 4, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest day of the year is November 5, with an average high of 77°F and low of 54°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.3 months, from June 4 to August 13, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest day of the year is July 13, with an average low of 43°F and high of 65°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 Faratsiho, 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 Faratsiho begins around April 7 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around November 10. On June 28, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 92% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 8% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 10 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around April 7. On January 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 15% 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 Faratsiho varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from November 1 to April 3, with a greater than 43% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 82% on January 23.

The drier season lasts 6.9 months, from April 3 to November 1. The smallest chance of a wet day is 4% on September 4.

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 82% on January 23.

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. Faratsiho experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from September 15 to May 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around January 22, with an average total accumulation of 17.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from May 25 to September 15. The least rain falls around August 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Faratsiho varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 18 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:04 AM on November 26, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 22 minutes later at 6:26 AM on July 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 16 minutes later at 6:36 PM on January 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Faratsiho 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.

Faratsiho experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 22 to April 15, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 6, with muggy conditions 12% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 9, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Faratsiho experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 11 to September 23, with average wind speeds of more than 4.1 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is July 25, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.6 months, from September 23 to June 11. The calmest day of the year is December 7, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Faratsiho is from the east throughout the year.

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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from September 8 to November 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is October 2, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 8 to July 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 17, with an average of 4.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Faratsiho are -19.400 deg latitude, 46.950 deg longitude, and 5,873 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Faratsiho contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,827 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,091 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,407 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Faratsiho is covered by grassland (47%), trees (32%), and shrubs (17%), within 10 miles by grassland (48%) and trees (32%), and within 50 miles by grassland (60%) and trees (27%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Ivato International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Faratsiho.

At a distance of 87 kilometers from Faratsiho, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Faratsiho according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

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.

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 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.