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Oranjestad vs Moab
Comparing Oranjestad change · Moab change
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; Oranjestad is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year, and Moab the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oranjestad and Moab, in everyday terms.
Summers
Moab has hotter summers
Oranjestad: Very hot
Moab: Very hot
Winters
Oranjestad has far milder winters
Oranjestad: Mild
Moab: Cold
Rain & snow
Oranjestad is wetter
Oranjestad: Fairly dry
Moab: Very dry
Sky
Moab is sunnier
Oranjestad: Partly cloudy
Moab: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oranjestad is the wetter — about 6 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Moab has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Moab | 44 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 83 | 95 | 100 | 97 | 89 | 74 | 58 | 45 |
| Difference | -46 | -38 | -27 | -20 | -11 | — | +6 | +1 | -8 | -20 | -34 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| Moab | 44 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 83 | 95 |
| Difference | -46 | -38 | -27 | -20 | -11 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Moab | 100 | 97 | 89 | 74 | 58 | 45 |
| Difference | +6 | +1 | -8 | -20 | -34 | -46 |
Avg low (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Moab | 21 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Difference | -54 | -48 | -41 | -35 | -28 | -20 | -12 | -15 | -25 | -37 | -47 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Moab | 21 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 |
| Difference | -54 | -48 | -41 | -35 | -28 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Moab | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -25 | -37 | -47 | -54 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Moab | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.2 | — | +0.5 | — | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Moab | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.2 | — | +0.5 | — | -0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Moab | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Moab | 53 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 53 |
| Difference | +14 | +15 | +3 | -13 | -20 | -28 | -10 | -4 | -23 | -26 | -18 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 |
| Moab | 53 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 34 |
| Difference | +14 | +15 | +3 | -13 | -20 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Moab | 45 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 53 |
| Difference | -10 | -4 | -23 | -26 | -18 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Moab | 67 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 64 |
| Difference | -9 | -14 | -23 | -31 | -39 | -50 | -46 | -40 | -40 | -36 | -27 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Moab | 67 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -14 | -23 | -31 | -39 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Moab | 33 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 64 |
| Difference | -46 | -40 | -40 | -36 | -27 | -14 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Oranjestad trends → · Moab trends →
Methodology & sources
Oranjestad
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jose Leonardo Chirinos, a weather station, about 129 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Moab
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Moab, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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