Average Weather in Dinguiraye Guinea

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In Dinguiraye, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 63°F to 100°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 104°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from March 6 to May 10, with an average daily high temperature above 97°F. The hottest day of the year is April 8, with an average high of 100°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from July 5 to October 6, with an average daily high temperature below 87°F. The coldest day of the year is December 26, with an average low of 63°F and high of 86°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 Dinguiraye, 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 Dinguiraye begins around November 3 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around April 18. On January 28, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 18 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around November 3. On August 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 21% 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 Dinguiraye varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from May 21 to October 13, with a greater than 45% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 90% on August 20.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from October 13 to May 21. The smallest chance of a wet day is 0% on December 18.

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 90% on August 20.

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. Dinguiraye experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 11 to November 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around August 16, with an average total accumulation of 13.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 17 to April 11. The least rain falls around December 30, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Dinguiraye does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 47 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 28 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:18 AM on May 30, and the latest sunrise is 49 minutes later at 7:07 AM on January 26. The earliest sunset is at 6:15 PM on November 18, and the latest sunset is 55 minutes later at 7:10 PM on July 11.

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

Dinguiraye experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from April 7 to November 20, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 23, with muggy conditions 100% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is December 26, with muggy conditions 1% 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 Dinguiraye experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from December 15 to June 9, with average wind speeds of more than 3.1 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is April 19, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.2 months, from June 9 to December 15. The calmest day of the year is October 14, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.5 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 3.6 weeks, from March 30 to April 24 and for 2.7 months, from June 24 to September 14, with a peak percentage of 46% on July 31. The wind is most often from the south for 2.0 months, from April 24 to June 24, with a peak percentage of 40% on May 20. The wind is most often from the east for 6.5 months, from September 14 to March 30, with a peak percentage of 57% on January 1.

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 2.3 months, from February 15 to April 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 27, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from July 1 to September 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is August 6, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dinguiraye are 11.291 deg latitude, -10.712 deg longitude, and 1,417 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dinguiraye contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 807 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,499 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,742 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,618 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dinguiraye is covered by trees (39%), grassland (34%), cropland (17%), and artificial surfaces (10%), within 10 miles by grassland (43%) and trees (41%), and within 50 miles by trees (60%) and grassland (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Dinguiraye, 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, Kéniéba Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Dinguiraye.

At a distance of 183 kilometers from Dinguiraye, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Dinguiraye to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 39%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 61%.

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.