Average Weather in Guatire Venezuela

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In Guatire, 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 68°F to 89°F and is rarely below 65°F or above 92°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 Guatire, 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 Guatire begins around December 14 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around March 25. On February 4, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 25 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around December 14. On September 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 19% 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 Guatire varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from May 7 to November 26, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 53% on July 29.

The drier season lasts 5.4 months, from November 26 to May 7. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% on March 14.

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 53% on July 29.

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. Guatire experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from March 26 to January 7, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around August 2, with an average total accumulation of 4.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from January 7 to March 26. The least rain falls around March 9, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Guatire does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 44 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:03 AM on May 29, and the latest sunrise is 46 minutes later at 6:49 AM on January 26. The earliest sunset is at 6:00 PM on November 16, and the latest sunset is 53 minutes later at 6:52 PM on July 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Guatire 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.

Guatire experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from March 10 to December 26, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 60% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is June 9, with muggy conditions 91% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 20, with muggy conditions 50% 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 Guatire experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from November 27 to May 13, with average wind speeds of more than 2.9 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 23, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from May 13 to November 27. The calmest day of the year is September 15, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Guatire is from the east throughout the year.

Guatire 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 3.0 months, from August 22 to November 22, with an average temperature above 82°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is October 18, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.3 months, from January 7 to April 16, with an average temperature below 78°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 22, with an average temperature of 77°F.

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 February 15 to April 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 19, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from August 11 to December 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is October 10, with an average of 4.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Guatire are 10.476 deg latitude, -66.543 deg longitude, and 1,306 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Guatire contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,164 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,942 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,990 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Guatire is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (24%), within 10 miles by trees (86%) and grassland (10%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Guatire, 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, Caracas / La Carlota, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Guatire.

At a distance of 33 kilometers from Guatire, 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 Guatire 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.