Average Weather in Reus Spain

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In Reus, the summers are warm, humid, 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 37°F to 85°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 89°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 17 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest day of the year is August 6, with an average high of 85°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 18 to March 15, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest day of the year is January 8, with an average low of 37°F and high of 55°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 Reus, 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 Reus begins around June 15 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 5. On July 14, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 14% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 5 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 15. On October 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 46% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% 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 Reus varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.3 months, from August 25 to June 4, with a greater than 12% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 19% on October 2.

The drier season lasts 2.7 months, from June 4 to August 25. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on July 14.

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 October 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. Reus experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from July 29 to July 4, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around October 11, with an average total accumulation of 1.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 weeks, from July 4 to July 29. The least rain falls around July 18, with an average total accumulation of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Reus varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:22 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 60 minutes later at 8:22 AM on October 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:26 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 6 minutes later at 9:32 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Reus 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.

Reus experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 19 to September 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 8, with muggy conditions 53% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is December 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 Reus experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 22 to April 29, with average wind speeds of more than 4.8 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is December 13, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 29 to October 22. The calmest day of the year is August 19, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.5 months, from April 22 to October 8, with a peak percentage of 59% on August 5. The wind is most often from the west for 6.5 months, from October 8 to April 22, with a peak percentage of 46% on January 1.

Reus 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 3 to September 28, with an average temperature above 73°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is August 12, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.7 months, from December 9 to April 30, with an average temperature below 60°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 20, with an average temperature of 55°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 6.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 5, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 26 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 18, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Reus are 41.156 deg latitude, 1.107 deg longitude, and 400 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Reus contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 591 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 424 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,560 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (4,738 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Reus is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (50%), within 10 miles by cropland (49%) and trees (19%), and within 50 miles by cropland (38%) and water (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Reus, 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, Barcelona–El Prat Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Reus.

At a distance of 83 kilometers from Reus, 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 Reus 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.