Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Lenguazaque ColombiaThe climate in Lenguazaque is cool and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 65°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 68°F. Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Lenguazaque for warm-weather activities are from early June to early September and from early December to early March. Average Temperature in LenguazaqueThe temperature in Lenguazaque varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.
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. Ferndale, California, United States (3,961 miles away); Carmel Valley Village, California, United States (3,724 miles); and Natubleng, Philippines (10,634 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Lenguazaque (view comparison). CloudsIn Lenguazaque, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Lenguazaque begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around September 22. The clearest month of the year in Lenguazaque is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 23% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around September 22 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around June 6. The cloudiest month of the year in Lenguazaque is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Lenguazaque varies very significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 8.7 months, from March 16 to December 6, with a greater than 53% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Lenguazaque is May, with an average of 23.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 3.3 months, from December 6 to March 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Lenguazaque is January, with an average of 9.1 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 Lenguazaque is May, with an average of 23.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 79% on April 27.
RainfallTo 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. Lenguazaque experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Lenguazaque. The month with the most rain in Lenguazaque is October, with an average rainfall of 7.8 inches. The month with the least rain in Lenguazaque is January, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Lenguazaque does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:40 AM on May 22, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:11 AM on February 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:35 PM on November 9, and the latest sunset is 37 minutes later at 6:12 PM on July 15. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Lenguazaque during 2024. 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. MoonThe 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. HumidityWe 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 Lenguazaque, 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.
WindThis 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 Lenguazaque experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 26 to September 22, with average wind speeds of more than 3.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Lenguazaque is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from September 22 to May 26. The calmest month of the year in Lenguazaque is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.4 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Lenguazaque is from the east throughout the year. Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lenguazaque 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 times of year to visit Lenguazaque for general outdoor tourist activities are from early June to early September and from early December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of January. Tourism Score in LenguazaqueThe 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 Lenguazaque for hot-weather activities is from late January to early March, with a peak score in the third week of February. Beach/Pool Score in LenguazaqueMethodologyFor 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. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 Lenguazaque typically lasts for 11 months (343 days), from around January 26 to around January 3, rarely starting after March 25, or ending before September 4. 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 Lenguazaque should appear around January 19, only rarely appearing before January 17 or after January 23. Solar EnergyThis 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 2.0 months, from July 22 to September 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Lenguazaque is August, with an average of 5.9 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from October 18 to December 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Lenguazaque is November, with an average of 4.6 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lenguazaque are 5.307 deg latitude, -73.712 deg longitude, and 8,455 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Lenguazaque contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,604 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,890 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,396 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (11,732 feet). The area within 2 miles of Lenguazaque is covered by trees (56%), grassland (23%), and cropland (17%), within 10 miles by trees (46%) and grassland (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (55%) and grassland (20%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Lenguazaque, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, El Dorado International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Lenguazaque. At a distance of 83 kilometers from Lenguazaque, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Lenguazaque according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll 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. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |