Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Loncopué ArgentinaIn Loncopué, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 30°F to 78°F and is rarely below 23°F or above 87°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Loncopué for warm-weather activities is from mid December to late February. Average Temperature in LoncopuéThe warm season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 27 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature above 72°F. The hottest month of the year in Loncopué is January, with an average high of 78°F and low of 48°F. The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 21 to August 27, with an average daily high temperature below 53°F. The coldest month of the year in Loncopué is July, with an average low of 31°F and high of 47°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. Tenino, United States (6,703 miles away) and Oberon, Australia (6,846 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Loncopué (view comparison). CloudsIn Loncopué, 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 Loncopué begins around October 13 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 4. The clearest month of the year in Loncopué is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around April 4 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 13. The cloudiest month of the year in Loncopué is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% 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 Loncopué varies significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from April 24 to September 18, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Loncopué is June, with an average of 12.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 7.2 months, from September 18 to April 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Loncopué is January, with an average of 3.3 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 Loncopué is June, with an average of 10.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on May 29.
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. Loncopué experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Loncopué. The month with the most rain in Loncopué is June, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches. The month with the least rain in Loncopué is January, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.
SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Loncopué experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall. The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 15 to September 3, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Loncopué is June, with an average snowfall of 3.1 inches. The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from September 3 to May 15. The least snow falls around February 12, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Loncopué varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 6:12 AM on December 6, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 47 minutes later at 8:59 AM on June 28. The earliest sunset is at 6:28 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 40 minutes later at 9:08 PM on January 4. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Loncopué 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 Loncopué, 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 Loncopué experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from May 18 to January 3, with average wind speeds of more than 10.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Loncopué is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.0 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 4.5 months, from January 3 to May 18. The calmest month of the year in Loncopué is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Loncopué is from the west throughout the year. Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Loncopué 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 Loncopué 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 LoncopuéThe 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 Loncopué for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid February, with a peak score in the second week of January. Beach/Pool Score in LoncopuéMethodologyFor 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 Loncopué typically lasts for 4.0 months (122 days), from around November 25 to around March 27, rarely starting before October 24 or after January 7, and rarely ending before January 14 or after April 22. 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 Loncopué should appear around October 3, only rarely appearing before September 24 or after October 12. 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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 3 to February 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Loncopué is December, with an average of 9.2 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 25 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Loncopué is June, with an average of 2.3 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Loncopué are -38.073 deg latitude, -70.616 deg longitude, and 3,159 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Loncopué contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 413 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,304 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,271 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,425 feet). The area within 2 miles of Loncopué is covered by shrubs (35%), sparse vegetation (28%), trees (19%), and grassland (18%), within 10 miles by shrubs (45%) and trees (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (27%) and shrubs (24%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Loncopué, 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, Temuco Maquehue Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Loncopué. At a distance of 192 kilometers from Loncopué, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Loncopué to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 46%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 54%. 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. |