Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ábalos Spain

In Ábalos, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 82°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Ábalos for warm-weather activities is from late June to mid September.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 15 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Ábalos is August, with an average high of 81°F and low of 56°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 15 to March 4, with an average daily high temperature below 54°F. The coldest month of the year in Ábalos is January, with an average low of 34°F and high of 47°F.

In Ábalos, 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 Ábalos begins around June 13 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around September 16.

The clearest month of the year in Ábalos is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 16 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around June 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ábalos is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 58% 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 Ábalos varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from September 29 to June 9, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ábalos is November, with an average of 8.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from June 9 to September 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Ábalos is July, with an average of 4.1 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 Ábalos is November, with an average of 8.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 29% on November 16.

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. Ábalos experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Ábalos. The month with the most rain in Ábalos is November, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Ábalos is August, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

The length of the day in Ábalos varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:32 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 8 minutes later at 8:40 AM on January 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 15 minutes later at 9:52 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Ábalos 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 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.

The perceived humidity level in Ábalos, 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.

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 Ábalos experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.6 months, from October 14 to May 2, with average wind speeds of more than 8.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ábalos is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.4 months, from May 2 to October 14. The calmest month of the year in Ábalos is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 7.4 months, from February 26 to October 6, with a peak percentage of 60% on July 23. The wind is most often from the south for 3.0 weeks, from October 6 to October 27, with a peak percentage of 36% on October 25. The wind is most often from the west for 4.0 months, from October 27 to February 26, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

Ábalos 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 4 to September 23, with an average temperature above 68°F. The month of the year in Ábalos with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 71°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.8 months, from December 9 to May 1, with an average temperature below 57°F. The month of the year in Ábalos with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 54°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ábalos 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 Ábalos for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

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 Ábalos for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

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 Ábalos typically lasts for 7.1 months (217 days), from around April 7 to around November 10, rarely starting before March 15 or after April 29, and rarely ending before October 20 or after December 6.

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 Ábalos should appear around March 28, only rarely appearing before March 13 or after April 16.

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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 14 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ábalos is July, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 27 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ábalos is December, with an average of 1.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ábalos are 42.572 deg latitude, -2.710 deg longitude, and 1,936 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ábalos contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,365 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,064 feet. Within 10 miles also contains large variations in elevation (3,274 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,444 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ábalos is covered by cropland (56%), trees (33%), and shrubs (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (64%) and trees (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and cropland (33%).