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Tierra del Sol
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Tierra del Sol clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2025-11-03.

This page is a summary of past forecasts. Even though it's based only on forecasts, some people use these pages as clue to a site's climate. But climate data based on actual observation should be preferred (if you can find it!).

Cloud, Transparency and Seeing forecasts are summarized individually. But because good observing conditions require a combination of minimum cloud cover, transparency and seeing, the individual forecast summaries can be difficult to interpret. The observing conditions section counts the combinations of conditions needed for common types of astronomical observation.

Observing Conditions

The following tables count the occurrence of the combinations of forecast and darkness conditions needed for different observations. Conditions are rated by by what percentage of the hours the observation would likely be attempted are usable.
Observation TypeMinimum conditions for hour to be usableOut of hours
Clear of CloudsTransparencySeeingSky Brightness
Planetary:50%(no limit)Average(no limit)Nighttime Hours
Deep Sky:70%Average(no limit)5.9Nighttime Hours
CCD Imaging:70%Below AveragePoor(no limit)Nighttime Hours

Percentages are of nighttime hours per month, or per year, when a particular observing conditions was met. Deep Sky percentages never exceed 50% because the moon is up half the time. Deep sky percentages are much lower for charts at high latitudes because of fewer dark hours in the summer.

Overall

PlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
Night
63%
26951
19%
113674
10%
26587
66%
26587
12%
69218

By Month

MonthDays of MonthPlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
January1st to 10thNight
51%
786
31%
5540
9%
756
58%
756
7%
2518
January11th to 20thNight
54%
778
21%
5283
12%
760
57%
760
8%
2459
January21st to endNight
44%
868
18%
5472
8%
836
52%
836
5%
3429
February1st to 10thNight
50%
800
13%
2400
10%
800
55%
800
10%
1950
February11th to 20thNight
44%
780
11%
2339
9%
780
48%
780
10%
1894
February21st to endNight
45%
660
11%
1980
11%
660
48%
660
10%
1612
March1st to 10thNight
40%
791
16%
4722
6%
764
46%
764
5%
3083
March11th to 20thNight
51%
790
15%
4738
6%
760
56%
760
6%
2893
March21st to endNight
47%
863
14%
4593
7%
836
52%
836
6%
2982
April1st to 10thNight
48%
800
13%
2000
7%
800
50%
800
13%
1640
April11th to 20thNight
50%
791
11%
1979
5%
791
53%
791
14%
1592
April21st to endNight
53%
800
13%
2000
6%
800
56%
800
14%
1593
May1st to 10thNight
55%
615
29%
3388
9%
601
57%
601
8%
1752
May11th to 20thNight
60%
578
17%
3305
4%
551
65%
551
10%
1535
May21st to endNight
56%
627
14%
3756
7%
604
59%
604
9%
1732
June1st to 10thNight
70%
600
14%
1800
12%
600
70%
600
16%
1342
June11th to 20thNight
70%
600
10%
1800
8%
600
71%
600
16%
1340
June21st to endNight
77%
600
9%
1800
8%
600
78%
600
16%
1349
July1st to 10thNight
86%
557
26%
2717
11%
545
88%
545
17%
1202
July11th to 20thNight
88%
548
17%
2603
11%
543
89%
543
15%
1296
July21st to endNight
83%
690
24%
2715
13%
639
86%
639
16%
1401
August1st to 10thNight
87%
771
26%
2582
9%
758
88%
758
19%
1567
August11th to 20thNight
90%
764
17%
2581
10%
760
91%
760
19%
1551
August21st to endNight
90%
849
24%
2862
13%
841
91%
841
21%
1621
September1st to 10thNight
88%
800
20%
2065
15%
800
88%
800
21%
1542
September11th to 20thNight
80%
800
16%
2200
12%
800
83%
800
18%
1636
September21st to endNight
78%
800
18%
2200
13%
800
82%
800
18%
1647
October1st to 10thNight
69%
780
39%
3168
14%
780
72%
780
17%
1654
October11th to 20thNight
72%
787
17%
3088
15%
780
75%
780
16%
1671
October21st to endNight
70%
862
28%
4010
18%
857
75%
857
14%
2136
November1st to 10thNight
66%
788
21%
2561
19%
788
73%
788
17%
1805
November11th to 20thNight
63%
800
13%
2600
9%
800
69%
800
12%
1975
November21st to endNight
54%
800
14%
2600
10%
800
59%
800
10%
2049
December1st to 10thNight
53%
782
32%
3877
13%
780
58%
780
10%
2079
December11th to 20thNight
48%
786
13%
4412
10%
778
54%
778
8%
2564
December21st to endNight
46%
860
22%
5938
8%
839
54%
839
7%
3127

Individual Forecasts

The length of each colored bar in the "occurrence of each Forecast" column is proportional to the number of times the chart forecast that color. The percentages are of the total number of hours per month, or per year, with a particular forecast. The colors as the same as those used in clear sky charts.

Note: Transparency probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 30% or less cloud cover. Seeing probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 80% or less cloud cover. If that's too tricky, try Observing Conditions instead.

Overall

Occurrence of each ForecastData
Points
Cloud CoverDay
2213333345%72%
135298
Night
2324333345%68%
132355
TransparencyDay
8%37%37%17%28%
130389
Night
8%38%37%15%28%
128237
SeeingDay
7%13%30%30%15%5%
17041
Night
6%8%19%33%27%7%
27371

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SW (2006-)
Color Meanings:
Overcast 90% covered 80% covered 70% covered 60% covered 50% covered 40% covered 30% covered 20% covered 10% covered Clear
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
3313333245%69%
4098
11th to 20thDay
3314333345%69%
4261
21st to endDay
5%5%26%45%5%37%8%49%
5016
February1st to 10thDay
46%26%44435%5%59%
2000
11th to 20thDay
35%26%44446%7%55%
1950
21st to endDay
37%27%6%5%435%5%53%
1650
March1st to 10thDay
25%26%5%5%5%5%8%9%49%
4518
11th to 20thDay
47%26%34445%6%55%
4868
21st to endDay
2425%44435%7%60%
5589
April1st to 10thDay
332434436%6%62%
2400
11th to 20thDay
2213333346%71%
2369
21st to endDay
1313323346%71%
2400
May1st to 10thDay
131422223478%
5809
11th to 20thDay
11221223483%
5841
21st to endDay
11221213482%
6423
June1st to 10thDay
1212222245%79%
2600
11th to 20thDay
111212488%
2600
21st to endDay
12112222384%
2600
July1st to 10thDay
11111112289%
5879
11th to 20thDay
112223346%76%
5880
21st to endDay
1112223245%78%
6239
August1st to 10thDay
11123346%78%
5346
11th to 20thDay
11111212485%
5364
21st to endDay
3112233345%74%
5984
September1st to 10thDay
3213232346%70%
2335
11th to 20thDay
11112112386%
2200
21st to endDay
221222223479%
2200
October1st to 10thDay
1112222235%79%
3600
11th to 20thDay
11122212385%
3579
21st to endDay
112223346%76%
3449
November1st to 10thDay
2313423246%69%
1782
11th to 20thDay
221433435%5%69%
1800
21st to endDay
34245%44446%60%
1800
December1st to 10thDay
3323223246%71%
2950
11th to 20thDay
2425%6%46%46%7%54%
3409
21st to endDay
3315%5%6%7%5%7%8%50%
4510
January1st to 10thNight
2324334345%67%
5867
11th to 20thNight
232433435%7%66%
5721
21st to endNight
6%7%37%5%5%5%46%6%46%
5984
February1st to 10thNight
26%37%44345%5%57%
2400
11th to 20thNight
36%27%6%45%445%54%
2338
21st to endNight
26%38%5%6%6%45%5%52%
1980
March1st to 10thNight
29%5%10%6%5%5%5%7%6%39%
5376
11th to 20thNight
310%38%5%5%445%5%50%
5132
21st to endNight
26%37%45%6%5%6%7%49%
5369
April1st to 10thNight
3426%44446%6%58%
2000
11th to 20thNight
2315%33436%6%65%
1979
21st to endNight
1216%43445%6%66%
2000
May1st to 10thNight
141433223473%
4158
11th to 20thNight
21333335%7%71%
4074
21st to endNight
11322335%6%74%
4474
June1st to 10thNight
1212121346%77%
1800
11th to 20thNight
11122135%84%
1800
21st to endNight
12211223385%
1800
July1st to 10thNight
111112192%
4100
11th to 20thNight
111111135%85%
4100
21st to endNight
1111221125%84%
4623
August1st to 10thNight
11111235%85%
4486
11th to 20thNight
1111112389%
4506
21st to endNight
31111122483%
5015
September1st to 10thNight
121222223481%
2065
11th to 20thNight
111212212384%
2200
21st to endNight
111222323380%
2200
October1st to 10thNight
111222223380%
3600
11th to 20thNight
111332223479%
3579
21st to endNight
1213333346%72%
4349
November1st to 10thNight
241433324472%
2561
11th to 20thNight
2315%33334469%
2600
21st to endNight
36%36%335%45%5%57%
2600
December1st to 10thNight
3324233345%69%
4240
11th to 20thNight
26%27%5%45%46%7%53%
4811
21st to endNight
3427%445%35%9%54%
6468

Transparency (when cloud cover <= 30%)
Color Meanings:
Too cloudy to forecast Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
12%26%29%27%24%
4099
11th to 20thDay
13%26%314%13%32%
4261
21st to endDay
20%30%5%9%18%18%
5016
February1st to 10thDay
9%62%349%12%
2000
11th to 20thDay
8%62%26%12%11%
1960
21st to endDay
10%62%25%8%12%
1650
March1st to 10thDay
14%33%212%21%18%
4518
11th to 20thDay
14%35%417%21%9%
4868
21st to endDay
17%28%418%23%10%
5589
April1st to 10thDay
6%62%36%12%10%
2400
11th to 20thDay
5%62%2311%18%
2372
21st to endDay
462%37%15%10%
2400
May1st to 10thDay
6%30%47%27%26%
5809
11th to 20thDay
428%16%28%33%
5844
21st to endDay
5%28%2321%40%
6424
June1st to 10thDay
260%1314%20%
2600
11th to 20thDay
160%117%29%
2600
21st to endDay
459%125%30%
2600
July1st to 10thDay
224%1310%61%
5816
11th to 20thDay
7%26%35%19%41%
5811
21st to endDay
425%39%14%45%
6058
August1st to 10thDay
8%37%5%12%23%16%
3890
11th to 20thDay
435%35%12%40%
3880
21st to endDay
334%126%53%
4311
September1st to 10thDay
6%57%3410%21%
2335
11th to 20thDay
456%1211%27%
2200
21st to endDay
5%56%2313%22%
2200
October1st to 10thDay
334%226%53%
3600
11th to 20thDay
235%15%18%40%
3579
21st to endDay
435%2323%33%
3449
November1st to 10thDay
355%1311%27%
1782
11th to 20thDay
8%57%25%11%18%
1800
21st to endDay
12%58%46%7%14%
1800
December1st to 10thDay
7%35%1417%35%
2950
11th to 20thDay
14%33%311%22%18%
3408
21st to endDay
20%28%6%16%17%13%
4510
January1st to 10thNight
12%27%212%25%23%
5867
11th to 20thNight
13%26%314%15%30%
5721
21st to endNight
19%34%39%16%18%
5984
February1st to 10thNight
9%62%2410%11%
2400
11th to 20thNight
10%61%3412%10%
2339
21st to endNight
9%63%448%12%
1980
March1st to 10thNight
18%36%410%19%14%
5376
11th to 20thNight
13%39%315%23%6%
5132
21st to endNight
20%31%413%15%17%
5369
April1st to 10thNight
7%63%4313%11%
2000
11th to 20thNight
5%63%329%19%
1979
21st to endNight
363%4414%11%
2000
May1st to 10thNight
6%32%5%328%25%
4155
11th to 20thNight
330%36%25%32%
4075
21st to endNight
6%28%3413%45%
4474
June1st to 10thNight
260%1211%24%
1800
11th to 20thNight
160%215%30%
1800
21st to endNight
459%12331%
1800
July1st to 10thNight
124%28%65%
4055
11th to 20thNight
324%27%20%44%
4046
21st to endNight
224%111%15%47%
4492
August1st to 10thNight
434%314%28%16%
3256
11th to 20thNight
435%26%10%44%
3256
21st to endNight
134%116%57%
3608
September1st to 10thNight
356%15%11%24%
2065
11th to 20thNight
456%2211%26%
2200
21st to endNight
456%2214%21%
2200
October1st to 10thNight
334%128%52%
3600
11th to 20thNight
237%25%11%44%
3579
21st to endNight
437%25%17%34%
4349
November1st to 10thNight
354%2212%27%
2561
11th to 20thNight
8%57%25%11%17%
2600
21st to endNight
11%58%45%8%14%
2600
December1st to 10thNight
8%36%25%15%35%
4240
11th to 20thNight
14%34%38%18%23%
4811
21st to endNight
16%28%418%19%14%
6468

Seeing (when cloud cover <= 80%)
Color Meanings:
Too cloudy to forecast Bad 1/5 Poor 2/5 Average 3/5 Good 4/5 Excellent 5/5
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
18%12%28%32%10%
300
11th to 20thDay
14%12%29%35%9%1
370
21st to endDay
15%22%31%27%5%1
550
February1st to 10thDay
13%19%37%23%6%2
500
11th to 20thDay
15%22%33%24%6%
495
21st to endDay
14%30%29%20%6%
414
March1st to 10thDay
17%25%34%18%6%1
500
11th to 20thDay
14%20%37%19%8%2
500
21st to endDay
17%24%34%18%7%1
550
April1st to 10thDay
10%19%37%21%10%3
500
11th to 20thDay
8%23%37%21%9%2
492
21st to endDay
9%16%35%22%13%5%
500
May1st to 10thDay
6%19%36%24%11%3
503
11th to 20thDay
6%14%39%26%11%4
528
21st to endDay
5%18%35%25%13%4
573
June1st to 10thDay
210%31%34%15%7%
530
11th to 20thDay
19%37%27%20%6%
530
21st to endDay
25%32%30%23%8%
530
July1st to 10thDay
1223%43%21%9%
526
11th to 20thDay
2118%40%27%12%
524
21st to endDay
1115%41%27%14%
575
August1st to 10thDay
1125%38%22%13%
527
11th to 20thDay
2118%39%25%15%
517
21st to endDay
2219%40%24%13%
583
September1st to 10thDay
5%323%39%20%10%
530
11th to 20thDay
38%32%34%18%5%
530
21st to endDay
412%26%33%18%7%
530
October1st to 10thDay
411%31%34%17%3
530
11th to 20thDay
312%35%34%15%2
530
21st to endDay
49%30%34%18%4
438
November1st to 10thDay
10%12%27%31%17%3
306
11th to 20thDay
6%10%31%34%16%3
300
21st to endDay
9%21%28%28%11%2
300
December1st to 10thDay
8%14%31%30%16%1
300
11th to 20thDay
7%10%35%34%12%1
300
21st to endDay
17%16%31%25%10%2
330
January1st to 10thNight
12%8%23%35%18%5%
800
11th to 20thNight
7%11%22%38%19%4
800
21st to endNight
12%15%24%33%15%2
880
February1st to 10thNight
8%13%23%32%19%5%
800
11th to 20thNight
10%13%28%29%17%4
784
21st to endNight
10%15%25%31%15%3
660
March1st to 10thNight
12%18%25%30%13%2
800
11th to 20thNight
11%10%25%31%17%6%
800
21st to endNight
9%15%24%32%18%3
880
April1st to 10thNight
8%14%27%30%18%4
800
11th to 20thNight
6%14%27%31%18%4
791
21st to endNight
6%13%26%27%22%6%
800
May1st to 10thNight
413%24%38%19%3
632
11th to 20thNight
310%23%33%25%5%
591
21st to endNight
310%27%36%20%4
650
June1st to 10thNight
16%22%39%28%6%
600
11th to 20thNight
15%23%39%29%5%
600
21st to endNight
2217%37%35%7%
600
July1st to 10thNight
19%32%50%8%
585
11th to 20thNight
216%33%52%7%
582
21st to endNight
216%27%52%13%
720
August1st to 10thNight
18%29%47%15%
796
11th to 20thNight
21323%52%19%
792
21st to endNight
21323%52%19%
880
September1st to 10thNight
215%29%50%13%
800
11th to 20thNight
2313%33%39%10%
800
21st to endNight
15%14%34%37%10%
800
October1st to 10thNight
47%16%40%29%4
800
11th to 20thNight
37%16%39%28%8%
800
21st to endNight
35%18%35%29%11%
880
November1st to 10thNight
6%7%18%40%22%8%
788
11th to 20thNight
46%22%37%24%8%
800
21st to endNight
8%11%22%35%19%5%
800
December1st to 10thNight
9%11%21%35%21%4
800
11th to 20thNight
11%9%24%35%18%3
800
21st to endNight
10%13%25%33%15%4
880
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