Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ourol SpainIn Ourol, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, very cold, wet, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 81°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 92°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Ourol for warm-weather activities is from late June to early September. Average Temperature in OurolThe warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 21 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Ourol is July, with an average high of 79°F and low of 56°F. The cool season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 13 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Ourol is January, with an average low of 37°F and high of 50°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. Yoncalla, United States (5,268 miles away) and Mount Beauty, Australia (11,051 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Ourol (view comparison). CloudsIn Ourol, 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 Ourol begins around June 7 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 18. The clearest month of the year in Ourol is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around September 18 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 7. The cloudiest month of the year in Ourol is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Ourol varies significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from September 26 to May 29, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ourol is November, with an average of 11.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from May 29 to September 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Ourol is July, with an average of 3.1 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 Ourol is November, with an average of 11.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 39% on November 15.
RainfallTo 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. Ourol experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Ourol. The month with the most rain in Ourol is December, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches. The month with the least rain in Ourol is July, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Ourol varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 6:51 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 10 minutes later at 9:01 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:56 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 17 minutes later at 10:13 PM on June 26. Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Ourol during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe 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. HumidityWe 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. The perceived humidity level in Ourol, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.
WindThis 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 Ourol does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 4.5 miles per hour throughout.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ourol varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the north for 5.9 months, from March 31 to September 28, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 23. The wind is most often from the south for 6.1 months, from September 28 to March 31, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1. Water TemperatureOurol 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 2.6 months, from July 8 to September 26, with an average temperature above 62°F. The month of the year in Ourol with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 64°F. The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from December 28 to April 30, with an average temperature below 57°F. The month of the year in Ourol with the coolest water is March, with an average temperature of 55°F.
Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ourol 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 time of year to visit Ourol for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July. Tourism Score in OurolThe 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 Ourol for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July. Beach/Pool Score in OurolMethodologyFor 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. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 Ourol typically lasts for 7.9 months (240 days), from around March 25 to around November 20, rarely starting before February 23 or after April 22, and rarely ending before October 29 or after December 12. 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 Ourol should appear around March 21, only rarely appearing before March 5 or after April 11. Solar EnergyThis 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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 17 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ourol is July, with an average of 7.5 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 25 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ourol is December, with an average of 1.4 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ourol are 42.870 deg latitude, -7.614 deg longitude, and 1,526 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Ourol contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 732 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,495 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,818 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,496 feet). The area within 2 miles of Ourol is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (44%), within 10 miles by cropland (51%) and trees (36%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and cropland (32%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Ourol, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ourol. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ourol according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Ourol is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ourol and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ourol and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , 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 airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |