Average Weather in Castelló de la Plana Spain

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In Castelló de la Plana, the summers are warm, muggy, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 83°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 89°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 19 to September 22, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest day of the year is August 12, with an average high of 83°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.1 months, from November 21 to March 23, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest day of the year is January 7, with an average low of 44°F and high of 60°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 Castelló de la Plana, 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 Castelló de la Plana begins around June 14 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 5. On July 23, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 12% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 5 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 14. On October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% 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 Castelló de la Plana varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.0 months, from August 30 to May 31, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 19% on November 2.

The drier season lasts 3.0 months, from May 31 to August 30. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on July 9.

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 19% on November 2.

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. Castelló de la Plana experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from August 8 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 October 20, with an average total accumulation of 1.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.6 months, from June 21 to August 8. The least rain falls around July 16, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Castelló de la Plana varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 20 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:30 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 54 minutes later at 8:24 AM on October 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:34 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 58 minutes later at 9:33 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Castelló de la Plana during 2017, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

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.

Castelló de la Plana experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from June 8 to October 7, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 19% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 6, with muggy conditions 75% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 28, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Castelló de la Plana experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 28 to April 28, with average wind speeds of more than 4.9 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is January 31, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 28 to October 28. The calmest day of the year is June 11, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Castelló de la Plana varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 5.1 months, from May 2 to October 6, with a peak percentage of 48% on August 4. The wind is most often from the north for 6.9 months, from October 6 to May 2, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Castelló de la Plana 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.9 months, from July 1 to September 29, with an average temperature above 74°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 13, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 13 to April 26, with an average temperature below 61°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 22, with an average temperature of 56°F.

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 3.3 months, from May 8 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 5, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 26 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 18, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Castelló de la Plana are 39.986 deg latitude, -0.049 deg longitude, and 118 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Castelló de la Plana contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 538 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 128 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,388 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,699 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Castelló de la Plana is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (47%), within 10 miles by cropland (43%) and water (29%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and cropland (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Castelló de la Plana, 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, Valencia Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Castelló de la Plana.

At a distance of 67 kilometers from Castelló de la Plana, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Castelló de la Plana according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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.