Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pundam China

In Pundam, the summers are cool and mostly cloudy and the winters are freezing, dry, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 5°F to 65°F and is rarely below 0°F or above 70°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Pundam for warm-weather activities is from early June to early July.

The warm season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 24 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 58°F. The hottest month of the year in Pundam is July, with an average high of 64°F and low of 42°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 1 to March 4, with an average daily high temperature below 37°F. The coldest month of the year in Pundam is January, with an average low of 5°F and high of 31°F.

In Pundam, 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 Pundam begins around September 15 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around March 24.

The clearest month of the year in Pundam is November, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 24 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around September 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pundam is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 69% 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 Pundam varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from June 16 to September 11, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pundam is August, with an average of 13.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.2 months, from September 11 to June 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Pundam is January, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Pundam is August, with an average of 13.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 46% on August 8.

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. Pundam experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from May 15 to September 26, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Pundam is July, with an average rainfall of 3.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from September 26 to May 15. The month with the least rain in Pundam is January, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Pundam varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 4 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:02 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 58 minutes later at 7:00 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:03 PM on December 1, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 5 minutes later at 7:08 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Pundam during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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 perceived humidity level in Pundam, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

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 Pundam experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 30 to April 23, with average wind speeds of more than 9.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pundam is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 23 to November 30. The calmest month of the year in Pundam is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.5 months, from May 13 to October 29, with a peak percentage of 73% on August 26. The wind is most often from the west for 6.5 months, from October 29 to May 13, with a peak percentage of 71% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pundam throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pundam for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to early July, with a peak score in the third week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pundam for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early July, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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).

The growing season in Pundam typically lasts for 3.7 months (115 days), from around May 29 to around September 21, rarely starting before May 12 or after June 16, and rarely ending before August 27 or after October 10.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Pundam should appear around June 10, only rarely appearing before June 1 or after June 22.

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 2.1 months, from April 29 to July 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pundam is June, with an average of 8.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 9 to February 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pundam is December, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pundam are 29.904 deg latitude, 89.117 deg longitude, and 14,475 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pundam contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,192 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 14,512 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,784 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,337 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pundam is covered by grassland (89%), within 10 miles by grassland (92%), and within 50 miles by grassland (90%).