Average Weather at Flamingo International Airport Caribbean Netherlands

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The climate at Flamingo International Airport is hot, oppressive, extremely windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 77°F to 90°F and is rarely below 74°F or above 92°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.

At Flamingo International Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Flamingo International Airport begins around December 10 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around April 6. On January 14, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 6 and lasts for 8.1 months, ending around December 10. On October 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 21% 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 at Flamingo International Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.1 months, from September 23 to December 26, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 22% on November 16.

The drier season lasts 8.9 months, from December 26 to September 23. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on March 15.

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 22% on November 16.

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. Flamingo International Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from July 30 to January 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around November 16, with an average total accumulation of 2.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from January 15 to July 30. The least rain falls around March 10, with an average total accumulation of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day at Flamingo International Airport does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 50 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:07 AM on May 31, and the latest sunrise is 51 minutes later at 6:58 AM on January 25. The earliest sunset is at 6:04 PM on November 18, and the latest sunset is 58 minutes later at 7:02 PM on July 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Flamingo International Airport 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.

The perceived humidity level at Flamingo International Airport, 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 100% 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 at Flamingo International Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.2 months, from December 6 to August 11, with average wind speeds of more than 9.2 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is June 16, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.8 months, from August 11 to December 6. The calmest day of the year is October 20, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Flamingo International Airport is from the east throughout the year.

Flamingo International Airport 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 August 12 to November 22, with an average temperature above 83°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is September 21, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from January 13 to April 24, with an average temperature below 80°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 21, with an average temperature of 79°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from February 13 to April 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 28, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from September 5 to November 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest day of the year is October 12, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Flamingo International Airport are 12.131 deg latitude, -68.269 deg longitude, and 16 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Flamingo International Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 72 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 17 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (469 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (764 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Flamingo International Airport is covered by grassland (39%), water (28%), and sparse vegetation (14%), within 10 miles by water (81%) and grassland (12%), and within 50 miles by water (98%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Flamingo International Airport, 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

Flamingo International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Hato International Airport and José Leonardo Chirino Airport.

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.