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Oranjestad vs Moab
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Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Oranjestad is the wetter, with 143 mm 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 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oranjestad is the wetter — about 143 mm 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 (°C) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Moab | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -15 | -11 | -6 | — | +3 | — | -4 | -11 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Moab | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -15 | -11 | -6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Moab | 38 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -4 | -11 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Moab | -6 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Moab | -6 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Moab | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -26 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Moab | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 19 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +1 | +12 | +1 | -19 | -6 | -20 | -22 | -63 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 29 |
| Moab | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +1 | +12 | +1 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 29 | 43 | 46 | 88 | 40 | 32 |
| Moab | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 19 |
| Difference | -6 | -20 | -22 | -63 | -24 | -13 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 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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