Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Carlos features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1486 mm (58.5 inches) and receives 173 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Carlos enjoys an average of 3293 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Carlos are January, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Carlos experiences 271 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Carlos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia with other places around the world.
San Carlos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 215 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Carlos are July, August and September. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 215 (8.4) | 185 (7.3) | 118 (4.6) | 105 (4.1) | 96 (3.8) | 75 (3.0) | 58 (2.3) | 57 (2.3) | 37 (1.5) | 112 (4.4) | 184 (7.2) | 245 (9.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
The sunniest months in San Carlos are March, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Carlos: January, May and June receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241 | 261 | 303 | 277 | 253 | 230 | 272 | 291 | 296 | 299 | 288 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 1m | 12h 38m | 12h 9m | 11h 40m | 11h 16m | 11h 5m | 11h 11m | 11h 32m | 11h 59m | 12h 29m | 12h 55m | 13h 8m |
San Carlos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Carlos UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |