Average Weather in Ciudad Real SpainIn Ciudad Real, the summers are short, hot, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, chilly, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 93°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 100°F. The hot season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 14 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest day of the year is July 23, with an average high of 93°F and low of 67°F. The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 13 to March 4, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest day of the year is January 19, with an average low of 34°F and high of 51°F. Average High and Low Temperature
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
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. Average Hourly Temperature
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands: frigid < 15°F < freezing < 32°F < chilly < 45°F < cold < 55°F < cool < 65°F < comfortable < 75°F < warm < 85°F < hot < 95°F < sweltering. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
CloudsIn Ciudad Real, 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 Ciudad Real begins around June 8 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 13. On July 21, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 91% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 9% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around September 13 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 8. On December 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time. Cloud Cover
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds: clear < 20% < mostly clear < 40% < partly cloudy < 60% < mostly cloudy < 80% < overcast.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Ciudad Real varies throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from September 27 to June 6, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 22% on October 30. The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from June 6 to September 27. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on July 31. 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 22% on October 30. Daily Chance of Precipitation
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
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. Ciudad Real experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from September 7 to June 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around November 2, with an average total accumulation of 1.9 inches. The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from June 21 to September 7. The least rain falls around August 3, with an average total accumulation of 0.1 inches. Average Monthly Rainfall
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average liquid-equivalent snowfall.
SunThe length of the day in Ciudad Real varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 26 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. Hours of Daylight and Twilight
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
The earliest sunrise is at 6:49 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 8:38 AM on October 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:53 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 52 minutes later at 9:45 PM on June 28. Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Ciudad Real during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time
The solar day over the course of the year 2017. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.
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 Ciudad Real, 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. Humidity Comfort Levels
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point: dry < 55°F < comfortable < 60°F < humid < 65°F < muggy < 70°F < oppressive < 75°F < miserable.
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 Ciudad Real experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from December 2 to May 11, with average wind speeds of more than 4.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is April 7, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 6.7 months, from May 11 to December 2. The calmest day of the year is August 28, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.9 miles per hour. Average Wind Speed
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ciudad Real varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the east for 2.6 weeks, from December 7 to December 25, with a peak percentage of 31% on December 17. The wind is most often from the west for 11 months, from December 25 to December 7, with a peak percentage of 31% on January 1. Wind Direction
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions (north, east, south, and west), excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
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 3.3 months, from May 12 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 5, with an average of 8.3 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 28 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 20, with an average of 2.2 kWh. Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ciudad Real are 38.986 deg latitude, -3.929 deg longitude, and 2,070 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Ciudad Real is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 82 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,070 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (1,043 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,612 feet). The area within 2 miles of Ciudad Real is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (40%), within 10 miles by cropland (77%), and within 50 miles by cropland (59%) and trees (21%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Ciudad Real, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ciudad Real. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ciudad Real 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 Ciudad Real is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ciudad Real and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: Ciudad Real Central Airport (100%, 1.1 kilometers, east) and Córdoba Airport (0.1%, 151 kilometers, southwest). Other DataAll 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. |
