Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sao Francisco features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 829 mm (32.6 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sao Francisco enjoys an average of 3707 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sao Francisco are January, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sao Francisco experiences 325 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 | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 37°C (100°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Average high | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
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Sao Francisco usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 168 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sao Francisco are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 70 (2.7) | 183 (7.2) | 122 (4.8) | 43 (1.7) | 14 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 70 (2.7) | 152 (6.0) | 168 (6.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Sao Francisco are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sao Francisco: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279 | 274 | 313 | 306 | 312 | 311 | 324 | 332 | 336 | 333 | 285 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 56m | 12h 35m | 12h 9m | 11h 42m | 11h 21m | 11h 10m | 11h 16m | 11h 35m | 12h 0m | 12h 27m | 12h 50m | 13h 2m |
Sao Francisco 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 Sao Francisco UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |