Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Colonia Dora Argentina

In Colonia Dora, the wet season is hot and humid, the dry season is comfortable and windy, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 92°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 100°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Colonia Dora for warm-weather activities are from mid March to mid May and from late August to mid November.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from November 7 to March 9, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Colonia Dora is January, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from May 19 to August 6, with an average daily high temperature below 73°F. The coldest month of the year in Colonia Dora is July, with an average low of 47°F and high of 70°F.

In Colonia Dora, 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 Colonia Dora begins around February 22 and lasts for 2.5 months, ending around May 6.

The clearest month of the year in Colonia Dora is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 6 and lasts for 9.6 months, ending around February 22.

The cloudiest month of the year in Colonia Dora 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 Colonia Dora varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.1 months, from October 14 to April 18, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Colonia Dora is January, with an average of 11.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.9 months, from April 18 to October 14. The month with the fewest wet days in Colonia Dora is August, with an average of 1.4 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 Colonia Dora is January, with an average of 11.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% 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. Colonia Dora experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from August 28 to June 11, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Colonia Dora is January, with an average rainfall of 5.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from June 11 to August 28. The month with the least rain in Colonia Dora is August, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Colonia Dora varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:06 AM on December 2, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 8:05 AM on July 1. The earliest sunset is at 6:21 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 52 minutes later at 8:14 PM on January 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Colonia Dora 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.

Colonia Dora experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 22 to May 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 16% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Colonia Dora is January, with 18.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Colonia Dora is August, with 0.1 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 Colonia Dora experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from August 7 to December 12, with average wind speeds of more than 10.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Colonia Dora is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from December 12 to August 7. The calmest month of the year in Colonia Dora is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 weeks, from June 24 to July 3, with a peak percentage of 34% on June 30. The wind is most often from the east for 12 months, from July 3 to June 24, with a peak percentage of 56% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Colonia Dora 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 Colonia Dora for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid March to mid May and from late August to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of October.

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 Colonia Dora for hot-weather activities is from late October to late March, with a peak score in the second 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Colonia Dora over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 13, with a 56% chance.

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 Colonia Dora should appear around July 12, only rarely appearing before July 9 or after July 18.

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 22 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Colonia Dora is December, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 1 to August 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Colonia Dora is June, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Colonia Dora are -28.600 deg latitude, -62.950 deg longitude, and 351 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Colonia Dora is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 36 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 349 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (56 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (456 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Colonia Dora is covered by cropland (42%), shrubs (24%), trees (18%), and grassland (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (40%) and trees (36%), and within 50 miles by trees (39%) and shrubs (38%).