Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Maciá Argentina

In Maciá, the summers are hot, humid, wet, and mostly clear and the winters are cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 89°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 97°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from November 27 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature above 83°F. The hottest month of the year in Maciá is January, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from May 19 to August 19, with an average daily high temperature below 67°F. The coldest month of the year in Maciá is July, with an average low of 45°F and high of 62°F.

In Maciá, 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 Maciá begins around August 30 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around April 30.

The clearest month of the year in Maciá is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 30 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around August 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Maciá is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% 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 Maciá varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from October 4 to May 4, with a greater than 25% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Maciá is February, with an average of 10.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from May 4 to October 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Maciá is July, with an average of 4.2 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 Maciá is February, with an average of 10.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 37% on February 9.

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. Maciá experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Maciá. The month with the most rain in Maciá is March, with an average rainfall of 5.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Maciá is July, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

The length of the day in Maciá varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 2 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:43 AM on December 3, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 16 minutes later at 7:59 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is at 5:59 PM on June 10, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 9 minutes later at 8:08 PM on January 8.

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

Maciá experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from November 2 to April 24, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 12% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Maciá is February, with 12.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Maciá is July, with 0.4 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 Maciá experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from July 15 to December 7, with average wind speeds of more than 8.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Maciá is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.2 months, from December 7 to July 15. The calmest month of the year in Maciá is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from April 21 to July 27, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 29. The wind is most often from the south for 3.6 weeks, from July 27 to August 21, with a peak percentage of 32% on August 19. The wind is most often from the east for 8.0 months, from August 21 to April 21, with a peak percentage of 46% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Maciá 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 Maciá for general outdoor tourist activities are from early February to late April and from early October to late December, with a peak score in the third week of November.

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 Maciá for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

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 Maciá typically lasts for 11 months (329 days), from around July 27 to around June 21, rarely starting after August 22, or ending before May 26.

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 Maciá should appear around July 19, only rarely appearing before July 13 or after July 31.

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 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Maciá is December, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 1 to August 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Maciá is June, with an average of 2.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Maciá are -32.172 deg latitude, -59.399 deg longitude, and 249 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Maciá is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 72 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 236 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (171 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (397 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Maciá is covered by cropland (33%), shrubs (30%), grassland (20%), and trees (18%), within 10 miles by cropland (37%) and shrubs (28%), and within 50 miles by cropland (49%) and shrubs (17%).