Average Weather in San Antonio del Táchira Venezuela

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The climate in San Antonio del Táchira is hot, muggy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 69°F to 90°F and is rarely below 66°F or above 94°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.

In San Antonio del Táchira, 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 San Antonio del Táchira begins around December 13 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around March 20. On January 17, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 36% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 64% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 20 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around December 13. On May 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 13% 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 in San Antonio del Táchira varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from April 6 to November 30, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 54% on October 8.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from November 30 to April 6. The smallest chance of a wet day is 11% on January 22.

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 54% on October 8.

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. San Antonio del Táchira experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in San Antonio del Táchira. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around October 21, with an average total accumulation of 4.3 inches.

The least rain falls around January 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.8 inches.

The length of the day in San Antonio del Táchira does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 34 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 40 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:31 AM on May 26, and the latest sunrise is 38 minutes later at 7:09 AM on January 30. The earliest sunset is at 6:27 PM on November 13, and the latest sunset is 44 minutes later at 7:11 PM on July 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in San Antonio del Táchira 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.

San Antonio del Táchira experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from August 26 to June 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 58% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is November 17, with muggy conditions 88% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 16, with muggy conditions 48% of the time.

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 San Antonio del Táchira experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 15 to September 14, with average wind speeds of more than 3.2 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is July 10, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from September 14 to May 15. The calmest day of the year is November 6, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in San Antonio del Táchira varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 months, from June 17 to August 13, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 15. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from August 13 to June 17, with a peak percentage of 60% on January 1.

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 January 21 to March 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is February 25, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from October 14 to December 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest day of the year is November 22, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San Antonio del Táchira are 7.815 deg latitude, -72.443 deg longitude, and 1,640 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San Antonio del Táchira contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,539 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,579 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,024 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,983 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San Antonio del Táchira is covered by grassland (45%), trees (31%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (55%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (63%) and grassland (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in San Antonio del Táchira, 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 is only a single weather station, Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of San Antonio del Táchira.

At a distance of 3 kilometers from San Antonio del Táchira, 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 San Antonio del Táchira 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 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.