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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Plato Colombia

In Plato, the summers are short, sweltering, and dry; the winters are short, warm, and wet; and it is oppressive and overcast year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 74°F to 99°F and is rarely below 71°F or above 103°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Plato for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February.

Climate in Plato

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Plato weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from January 30 to April 14, with an average daily high temperature above 98°F. The hottest month of the year in Plato is March, with an average high of 99°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.3 months, from September 19 to November 27, with an average daily high temperature below 92°F. The coldest month of the year in Plato is October, with an average low of 74°F and high of 91°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Plato

Average High and Low Temperature in PlatohotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 496°FJan 496°FMar 1799°FMar 1799°F74°F74°F77°F77°FSep 1992°FSep 1992°FNov 2792°FNov 2792°F78°F78°F75°F75°F74°F74°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 97°F98°F99°F97°F95°F94°F95°F95°F93°F91°F91°F94°F
Temp. 84°F85°F87°F86°F85°F84°F84°F84°F82°F81°F81°F83°F
Low 74°F75°F77°F78°F77°F76°F76°F76°F75°F74°F74°F74°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Plato

Average Hourly Temperature in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Plato, 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 in Plato begins around December 10 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around March 25.

The clearest month of the year in Plato is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 44% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 25 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around December 10.

The cloudiest month of the year in Plato is September, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Plato

Cloud Cover Categories in PlatoclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 1346%Jan 1346%Sep 236%Sep 236%Dec 1026%Dec 1026%Mar 2527%Mar 2527%NowNowclearmostly cloudyovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 56%60%69%85%93%92%90%91%93%91%84%69%
Clearer 44%40%31%15%7%8%10%9%7%9%16%31%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Plato varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from April 26 to November 27, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Plato is October, with an average of 12.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from November 27 to April 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Plato is February, with an average of 0.7 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 Plato is October, with an average of 12.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 43% on October 19.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Plato

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PlatowetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 1943%Oct 1943%Jan 191%Jan 191%Apr 2622%Apr 2622%Nov 2722%Nov 2722%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.8d0.7d1.3d4.8d8.8d8.3d8.1d9.6d10.9d12.6d8.9d3.4d

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. Plato experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from April 3 to December 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Plato is October, with an average rainfall of 3.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from December 25 to April 3. The month with the least rain in Plato is February, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Plato

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.1″0.1″0.2″0.9″2.3″2.2″2.2″2.4″3.1″3.9″2.7″0.9″

The length of the day in Plato does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 41 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 33 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Plato

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 42 minJun 2012 hr, 42 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 33 minDec 2111 hr, 33 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.6h11.8h12.1h12.4h12.6h12.7h12.6h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:37 AM on May 28, and the latest sunrise is 44 minutes later at 6:21 AM on January 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:33 PM on November 15, and the latest sunset is 50 minutes later at 6:24 PM on July 11.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Plato

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 285:37 AMMay 285:37 AM6:24 PMJul 116:24 PMJul 11Nov 155:33 PMNov 155:33 PM6:21 AMJan 286:21 AMJan 28daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Plato

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708057NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Plato

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Plato experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from March 10 to January 21, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 88% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Plato is October, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Plato is February, with 24.6 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Plato

Humidity Comfort Levels in PlatomuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 984%Feb 984%100%Oct 16100%Oct 16Mar 1088%Mar 1088%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 27.8d24.6d27.9d29.4d31.0d29.9d30.8d30.9d30.0d31.0d30.0d30.2d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from January 29 to April 20, with average wind speeds of more than 2.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Plato is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.3 months, from April 20 to January 29. The calmest month of the year in Plato is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Plato

Average Wind Speed in PlatowindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphMar 143.5 mphMar 143.5 mphNov 282.2 mphNov 282.2 mphJan 292.8 mphJan 292.8 mphApr 202.8 mphApr 202.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 2.63.13.42.92.42.32.42.42.32.32.22.3

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

The wind is most often from the west for 7.3 months, from April 30 to December 7, with a peak percentage of 54% on October 25. The wind is most often from the north for 4.8 months, from December 7 to April 30, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Plato

Wind Direction in PlatoNWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Plato 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 Plato for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Tourism Score in Plato

Tourism Score in Platobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.34.32.72.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Plato for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Plato

Beach/Pool Score in Platobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.35.33.43.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 in Plato 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Plato

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Plato

Growing Degree Days in PlatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FJan 30900°FJan 30900°FDec 3111,498°FDec 3111,498°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 2.9 months, from January 8 to April 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Plato is February, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from August 26 to November 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Plato is October, with an average of 3.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Plato

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PlatobrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFeb 296.2 kWhFeb 296.2 kWhOct 33.6 kWhOct 33.6 kWhJan 85.7 kWhJan 85.7 kWhAug 264.1 kWhAug 264.1 kWhNov 184.1 kWhNov 184.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.86.16.05.14.14.24.64.33.73.64.04.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Plato are 9.790 deg latitude, -74.782 deg longitude, and 82 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Plato contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 308 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 80 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (738 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,749 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Plato is covered by grassland (42%), trees (23%), water (14%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by grassland (37%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by grassland (42%) and trees (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Plato, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Plato.

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

The estimated value at Plato is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Plato and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Plato and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , 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 airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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