Average Weather in San Carlos Venezuela

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In San Carlos, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and mostly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 72°F to 97°F and is rarely below 69°F or above 101°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 Carlos, 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 Carlos begins around December 11 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around March 21. On January 23, 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 21 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around December 11. On May 6, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 84% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 16% 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 Carlos varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from April 21 to November 14, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 63% on July 18.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from November 14 to April 21. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on January 23.

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 63% on July 18.

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 Carlos experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from March 13 to December 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 14, with an average total accumulation of 5.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from December 28 to March 13. The least rain falls around January 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in San Carlos does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 41 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:12 AM on May 28, and the latest sunrise is 44 minutes later at 6:56 AM on January 27. The earliest sunset is at 6:09 PM on November 16, and the latest sunset is 50 minutes later at 6:59 PM on July 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in San Carlos 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 Carlos experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from March 23 to January 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 74% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is September 24, with muggy conditions 99% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is February 5, with muggy conditions 66% 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 Carlos experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from December 26 to April 24, with average wind speeds of more than 2.8 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 5, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from April 24 to December 26. The calmest day of the year is October 4, with an average hourly wind speed of 1.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 3.6 months, from April 18 to August 7 and for 1.8 months, from October 3 to November 28, with a peak percentage of 59% on June 26. The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 months, from August 7 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 47% on September 5. The wind is most often from the north for 4.7 months, from November 28 to April 18, with a peak percentage of 56% 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 31 to April 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 14, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from September 1 to November 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest day of the year is October 14, with an average of 4.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San Carlos are 9.661 deg latitude, -68.583 deg longitude, and 515 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San Carlos contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 276 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 514 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,742 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,686 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San Carlos is covered by grassland (78%) and trees (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (59%) and trees (30%), and within 50 miles by grassland (50%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in San Carlos, 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 San Carlos.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and San Carlos 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 San Carlos is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between San Carlos and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Acarigua (69%, 73 kilometers, west) and Mariscal Sucre Airport (31%, 122 kilometers, northeast).

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.