Climate and Average Weather Year Round in La Candelaria Argentina

In La Candelaria, the wet season is warm, humid, and partly cloudy and the dry season is comfortable and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 81°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit La Candelaria for warm-weather activities are from late January to mid April and from early October to late December.

The warm season lasts for 4.5 months, from October 12 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in La Candelaria is January, with an average high of 80°F and low of 63°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 13 to August 3, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in La Candelaria is July, with an average low of 40°F and high of 62°F.

In La Candelaria, 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 La Candelaria begins around July 5 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around December 8.

The clearest month of the year in La Candelaria is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 80% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 8 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around July 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in La Candelaria is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% 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 La Candelaria varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from October 30 to April 7, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in La Candelaria is January, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.7 months, from April 7 to October 30. The month with the fewest wet days in La Candelaria is August, with an average of 1.3 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 La Candelaria is January, with an average of 15.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on January 23.

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. La Candelaria experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from September 14 to May 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in La Candelaria is January, with an average rainfall of 7.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from May 27 to September 14. The month with the least rain in La Candelaria is July, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in La Candelaria varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:19 AM on November 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 8:08 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 6:35 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 42 minutes later at 8:17 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in La Candelaria 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.

La Candelaria experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 9 to April 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in La Candelaria is January, with 16.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in La Candelaria is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

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 La Candelaria experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from August 18 to January 1, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in La Candelaria is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from January 1 to August 18. The calmest month of the year in La Candelaria is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.5 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 1.0 months, from October 15 to November 15 and for 1.7 weeks, from November 26 to December 8, with a peak percentage of 39% on November 29. The wind is most often from the north for 1.6 weeks, from November 15 to November 26 and for 10 months, from December 8 to October 15, with a peak percentage of 39% on November 19.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in La Candelaria 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 times of year to visit La Candelaria for general outdoor tourist activities are from late January to mid April and from early October to late December, with a peak score in the last week of March.

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 La Candelaria 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 La Candelaria typically lasts for 10 months (303 days), from around August 17 to around June 17, rarely starting after September 13, or ending before May 23.

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 La Candelaria should appear around July 24, only rarely appearing before July 17 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 3.6 months, from October 11 to February 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in La Candelaria is November, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from May 1 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in La Candelaria is June, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of La Candelaria are -26.127 deg latitude, -65.050 deg longitude, and 3,419 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of La Candelaria contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 413 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,469 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,207 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,556 feet).

The area within 2 miles of La Candelaria is covered by cropland (29%), shrubs (28%), trees (27%), and grassland (17%), within 10 miles by trees (53%) and shrubs (29%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and cropland (22%).