Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport Suriname

The climate at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is warm, oppressive, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 76°F to 88°F and is rarely below 74°F or above 90°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport for hot-weather activities is from late June to late April.

The temperature at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

At Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport begins around June 18 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around October 2.

The clearest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 2 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around June 18.

The cloudiest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 71% 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.0 months, from December 11 to August 10, with a greater than 46% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is June, with an average of 21.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.0 months, from August 10 to December 11. The month with the fewest wet days at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is October, with an average of 5.9 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 at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is June, with an average of 21.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 75% on June 13.

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. Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport. The month with the most rain at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 8.3 inches.

The month with the least rain at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is October, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

The length of the day at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 28 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 47 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:32 AM on May 24, and the latest sunrise is 33 minutes later at 7:05 AM on February 2. The earliest sunset is at 6:28 PM on November 11, and the latest sunset is 39 minutes later at 7:07 PM on July 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport 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 at Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 24 to May 21, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 21 to October 24. The calmest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is from the east throughout the year.

Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 2°F of 81°F throughout.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early January to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport for hot-weather activities is from late June to late April, with a peak score in the third week of February.

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).

Temperatures at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport 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.

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 2.2 months, from February 13 to April 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is March, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from May 20 to July 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is June, with an average of 4.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport are 5.956 deg latitude, -57.040 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 69 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (128 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (282 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is covered by water (56%) and cropland (19%), within 10 miles by water (60%) and trees (16%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and trees (37%).