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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Socabaya Peru

The climate in Socabaya is comfortable and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 48°F to 72°F and is rarely below 44°F or above 76°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Socabaya for warm-weather activities is from early April to early December.

Climate in Socabaya

comfortableJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow74%74%23%23%clearovercastprecipitation: 0.7 inprecipitation: 0.7 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%drydrytourism score: 6.2tourism score: 6.24.84.8
Socabaya weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Socabaya varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Socabaya

Average High and Low Temperature in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1971°FJul 1971°FSep 2572°FSep 2572°F48°F48°F50°F50°FAug 2272°FAug 2272°FJan 1070°FJan 1070°FMar 1170°FMar 1170°F49°F49°F51°F51°F53°F53°F53°F53°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 70°F69°F70°F72°F72°F71°F71°F72°F72°F72°F71°F71°F
Temp. 61°F60°F61°F61°F60°F59°F58°F59°F60°F61°F61°F61°F
Low 53°F53°F53°F52°F50°F48°F48°F49°F50°F50°F51°F52°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 Socabaya

Average Hourly Temperature in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecool
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.

Nyahururu, Kenya (7,411 miles away) and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (7,739 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Socabaya (view comparison).

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In Socabaya, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Socabaya begins around April 16 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around October 30.

The clearest month of the year in Socabaya is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 30 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around April 16.

The cloudiest month of the year in Socabaya is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Socabaya

Cloud Cover Categories in SocabayaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 374%Aug 374%Feb 1023%Feb 1023%Apr 1648%Apr 1648%Oct 3048%Oct 3048%NowNowclearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudymostly clear
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 75%77%70%52%39%36%29%28%38%50%56%67%
Clearer 25%23%30%48%61%64%71%72%62%50%44%33%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.4 months, from January 1 to March 12, with a greater than 6% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Socabaya is February, with an average of 3.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.6 months, from March 12 to January 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Socabaya is May, with an average of 0.0 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 Socabaya is February, with an average of 3.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 13% on February 11.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Socabaya

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SocabayawetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 1113%Feb 1113%May 140%May 140%Jan 16%Jan 16%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 2.8d3.3d1.8d0.3d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.8d

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. Socabaya experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from January 10 to March 10, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Socabaya is February, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 10 months, from March 10 to January 10. The month with the least rain in Socabaya is May, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Socabaya

Average Monthly Rainfall in SocabayarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inFeb 70.7 inFeb 70.7 inOct 280.0 inOct 280.0 inJul 100.0 inJul 100.0 inSep 100.0 inSep 100.0 inMay 200.0 inMay 200.0 inMar 100.5 inMar 100.5 inNowNow
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 0.6″0.7″0.4″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.1″

The length of the day in Socabaya varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Socabaya

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 7 minDec 2113 hr, 7 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1911 hr, 9 minJun 2011 hr, 9 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 13.0h12.6h12.2h11.7h11.3h11.2h11.3h11.6h12.0h12.5h12.9h13.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:03 AM on November 23, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 12 minutes later at 6:15 AM on July 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on June 2, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 6:25 PM on January 20.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Socabaya

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 235:03 AMNov 235:03 AM6:25 PMJan 206:25 PMJan 20Jun 25:20 PMJun 25:20 PM6:15 AMJul 86:15 AMJul 8daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Socabaya

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070808090NowNow
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 Socabaya

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.

The perceived humidity level in Socabaya, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Socabaya

Humidity Comfort Levels in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Socabaya does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.5 miles per hour of 6.3 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Socabaya

Average Wind Speed in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphJan 106.8 mphJan 106.8 mphJun 175.8 mphJun 175.8 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) 6.86.66.35.95.95.86.06.36.66.76.86.8

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

The wind is most often from the north for 5.9 months, from April 17 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 52% on June 28. The wind is most often from the south for 6.1 months, from October 14 to April 17, with a peak percentage of 57% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Socabaya

Wind Direction in SocabayaSNSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnorthwesteast
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).

Socabaya 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 2.9 months, from December 31 to March 27, with an average temperature above 71°F. The month of the year in Socabaya with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 73°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.8 months, from June 23 to October 17, with an average temperature below 64°F. The month of the year in Socabaya with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 62°F.

Average Water Temperature in Socabaya

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 72°F73°F72°F69°F66°F65°F63°F62°F62°F64°F66°F69°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Socabaya 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 Socabaya for general outdoor tourist activities is from early April to early December, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Tourism Score in Socabaya

Tourism Score in Socabayabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.24.84.86.06.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 times of year to visit Socabaya for hot-weather activities are from late April to late May and from early August to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Socabaya

Beach/Pool Score in Socabayabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.52.51.31.32.42.4NowNow 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 Socabaya 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 Socabaya

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablevery cold
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 Socabaya

Growing Degree Days in SocabayaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°FJul 1190°FJul 1190°FOct 2900°FOct 2900°FDec 241,800°FDec 241,800°FJun 303,730°FJun 303,730°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 2.5 months, from October 1 to December 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Socabaya is November, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 5 to July 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Socabaya is June, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Socabaya

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SocabayabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhNov 138.2 kWhNov 138.2 kWhJun 195.5 kWhJun 195.5 kWhOct 17.7 kWhOct 17.7 kWhMay 56.1 kWhMay 56.1 kWhJul 296.1 kWhJul 296.1 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) 7.37.06.86.45.95.65.86.57.37.98.17.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Socabaya are -16.470 deg latitude, -71.528 deg longitude, and 7,641 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Socabaya contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,654 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 7,677 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,534 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (19,846 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Socabaya is covered by trees (23%), grassland (21%), cropland (18%), and bare soil (15%), within 10 miles by bare soil (38%) and artificial surfaces (19%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (62%) and sparse vegetation (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Socabaya, 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, Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Socabaya.

At a distance of 16 kilometers from Socabaya, 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 Socabaya 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 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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