Average Weather at Federico García Lorca Airport Spain

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At Federico García Lorca Airport, the summers are short, hot, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 33°F to 95°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 102°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 14 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest day of the year is July 23, with an average high of 95°F and low of 62°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 14 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 63°F. The coldest day of the year is January 15, with an average low of 33°F and high of 55°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 Federico García Lorca 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 Federico García Lorca Airport begins around June 9 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around September 7. On July 20, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 7% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 7 and lasts for 9.1 months, ending around June 9. On October 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% 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 Federico García Lorca Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from September 26 to May 19, with a greater than 10% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 20% on October 30.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from May 19 to September 26. The smallest chance of a wet day is 0% on July 31.

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 20% on October 30.

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. Federico García Lorca Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from September 13 to May 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around November 7, with an average total accumulation of 2.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 29 to September 13. The least rain falls around July 28, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Federico García Lorca Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:54 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 41 minutes later at 8:35 AM on October 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:57 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 42 minutes later at 9:39 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Federico García Lorca Airport during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

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 Federico García Lorca 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, staying within 1% of 1% 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 Federico García Lorca Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 28 to May 17, with average wind speeds of more than 3.7 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 21, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.4 months, from May 17 to October 28. The calmest day of the year is August 28, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Federico García Lorca Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.9 months, from March 17 to October 15, with a peak percentage of 44% on May 25. The wind is most often from the east for 5.1 months, from October 15 to March 17, with a peak percentage of 32% on January 1.

Federico García Lorca 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 2.4 months, from July 8 to September 21, with an average temperature above 71°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 12, with an average temperature of 74°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 5.1 months, from November 29 to May 2, with an average temperature below 62°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 19, with an average temperature of 59°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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 11 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 2, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 27 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 17, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Federico García Lorca Airport are 37.189 deg latitude, -3.777 deg longitude, and 1,867 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Federico García Lorca Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 374 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,873 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,556 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (11,368 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Federico García Lorca Airport is covered by cropland (79%) and artificial surfaces (14%), within 10 miles by cropland (82%), and within 50 miles by cropland (53%) and trees (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Federico García Lorca 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

Federico García Lorca 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 Málaga Airport, Córdoba Airport, Almería Airport, Morón Air Base, and Seville San Pablo 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.