Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Albal Spain

In Albal, the summers are warm, muggy, and mostly clear; the winters are long, cold, windy, and partly cloudy; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 87°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 92°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Albal for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 18 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Albal is August, with an average high of 86°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 18 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Albal is January, with an average low of 43°F and high of 61°F.

In Albal, 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 Albal begins around June 12 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 4.

The clearest month of the year in Albal is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 4 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Albal is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% 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 Albal varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.7 months, from September 1 to May 25, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Albal is October, with an average of 5.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.2 months, from May 25 to September 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Albal is July, with an average of 1.1 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 Albal is October, with an average of 5.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 18% on October 6.

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. Albal experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.9 months, from August 18 to June 15, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Albal is October, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from June 15 to August 18. The month with the least rain in Albal is July, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Albal varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 23 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:34 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 8:23 AM on October 26. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 55 minutes later at 9:32 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Albal 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.

Albal experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from June 14 to October 2, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 19% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Albal is August, with 21.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 27, 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 Albal experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 21 to April 25, with average wind speeds of more than 8.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Albal is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 25 to October 21. The calmest month of the year in Albal is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.0 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 5.0 months, from May 2 to October 2, with a peak percentage of 48% on July 23. The wind is most often from the west for 7.0 months, from October 2 to May 2, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

Albal 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 28, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year in Albal with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 12 to April 25, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Albal with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 56°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Albal 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 times of year to visit Albal for general outdoor tourist activities are from early May to mid July and from mid September to mid October, with a peak score in the second week of June.

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 Albal for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Albal over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 15, with a 53% chance.

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 Albal should appear around January 24, only rarely appearing before January 15 or after February 7.

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 3.2 months, from May 8 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Albal is July, with an average of 7.8 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 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Albal is December, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Albal are 39.400 deg latitude, -0.417 deg longitude, and 46 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Albal contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 128 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 46 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,181 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,564 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Albal is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (31%), within 10 miles by cropland (52%) and water (21%), and within 50 miles by water (33%) and cropland (28%).