Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Famatina Argentina

In Famatina, the summers are long and warm; the winters are short, cold, and dry; and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 83°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 90°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 4.0 months, from October 30 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Famatina is December, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 17 to August 9, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Famatina is July, with an average low of 36°F and high of 63°F.

In Famatina, 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 Famatina begins around January 25 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around April 30.

The clearest month of the year in Famatina is March, 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 30 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around January 25.

The cloudiest month of the year in Famatina is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 34% 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 Famatina varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.5 months, from December 5 to March 19, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Famatina is January, with an average of 8.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.5 months, from March 19 to December 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Famatina is August, with an average of 0.5 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 Famatina is January, with an average of 8.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 27% on January 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. Famatina experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 20 to April 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Famatina is January, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 25 to October 20. The month with the least rain in Famatina is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Famatina varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 18 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:23 AM on December 2, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 1 minute later at 8:24 AM on July 1. The earliest sunset is at 6:39 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 54 minutes later at 8:33 PM on January 10.

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

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.

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 Famatina, 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, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

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 Famatina experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from September 14 to March 4, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Famatina is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from March 4 to September 14. The calmest month of the year in Famatina is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.2 months, from April 9 to May 16 and for 1.9 months, from August 17 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 37% on August 17. The wind is most often from the west for 3.0 months, from May 16 to August 17, with a peak percentage of 46% on June 28. The wind is most often from the east for 5.8 months, from October 14 to April 9, with a peak percentage of 48% on January 1.

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

The 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 Famatina for hot-weather activities is from late November to late January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

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).

The growing season in Famatina typically lasts for 8.2 months (249 days), from around September 13 to around May 20, rarely starting before August 10 or after October 7, and rarely ending before April 27 or after June 17.

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 Famatina should appear around July 26, only rarely appearing before July 20 or after August 2.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from October 12 to February 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Famatina is November, with an average of 8.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 3 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Famatina is June, with an average of 4.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Famatina are -28.923 deg latitude, -67.523 deg longitude, and 5,141 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Famatina contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,228 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,329 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,711 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (18,199 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Famatina is covered by sparse vegetation (38%), grassland (25%), and trees (24%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (32%) and bare soil (21%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (29%) and sparse vegetation (20%).