Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Santa Eulària des Riu Spain

In Santa Eulària des Riu, 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 46°F to 85°F and is rarely below 39°F or above 89°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 22 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is August, with an average high of 85°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.3 months, from November 25 to April 2, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is January, with an average low of 47°F and high of 59°F.

In Santa Eulària des Riu, 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 Santa Eulària des Riu begins around June 15 and lasts for 2.6 months, ending around September 3.

The clearest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 3 and lasts for 9.4 months, ending around June 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu 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 Santa Eulària des Riu varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.3 months, from September 8 to May 18, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Santa Eulària des Riu is November, with an average of 7.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.7 months, from May 18 to September 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Santa Eulària des Riu is July, with an average of 1.0 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 Santa Eulària des Riu is November, with an average of 7.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 28% on November 24.

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. Santa Eulària des Riu experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.9 months, from August 15 to June 11, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Santa Eulària des Riu is November, with an average rainfall of 2.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from June 11 to August 15. The month with the least rain in Santa Eulària des Riu is July, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Santa Eulària des Riu varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2023, the shortest day is December 22, with 9 hours, 26 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:27 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 8:16 AM on October 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:31 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 52 minutes later at 9:23 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Santa Eulària des Riu during 2023, starting in the spring on March 26, lasting 7.1 months, and ending in the fall on October 29.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2023. 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.

Santa Eulària des Riu experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from June 7 to October 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 22% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Santa Eulària des Riu is August, with 26.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 12, 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 Santa Eulària des Riu experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from October 6 to April 27, with average wind speeds of more than 10.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.4 months, from April 27 to October 6. The calmest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Santa Eulària des Riu varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 weeks, from March 8 to March 22 and for 5.7 months, from May 9 to October 31, with a peak percentage of 52% on July 21. The wind is most often from the south for 1.6 months, from March 22 to May 9, with a peak percentage of 32% on May 4. The wind is most often from the west for 1.2 months, from October 31 to December 7 and for 2.2 months, from December 15 to February 22, with a peak percentage of 32% on December 6.

Santa Eulària des Riu 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 2.8 months, from July 5 to September 30, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.5 months, from December 12 to April 29, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Santa Eulària des Riu 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 Santa Eulària des Riu for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to mid July, with a peak score in the third 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 Santa Eulària des Riu for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the third 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).

Temperatures in Santa Eulària des Riu are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

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.

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 5 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is June, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 27 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Santa Eulària des Riu is December, with an average of 2.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Santa Eulària des Riu are 38.985 deg latitude, 1.534 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Santa Eulària des Riu contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 751 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 113 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,342 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,604 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Santa Eulària des Riu is covered by cropland (35%), water (32%), trees (20%), and artificial surfaces (12%), within 10 miles by water (55%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by water (97%).