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Monthly climate in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petrolina features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 300 mm (11.8 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petrolina enjoys an average of 3705 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil §

The warmest months in Petrolina are January, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petrolina experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil §

Petrolina usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petrolina are July, August and September. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26 (1.0) 69 (2.7) 59 (2.3) 40 (1.6) 13 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 21 (0.8) 41 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 10 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil §

The sunniest months in Petrolina are March, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petrolina: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 295 333 308 294 274 284 316 317 349 326 324
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 52m 11h 39m 11h 34m 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil §

Petrolina experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Petrolina UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 14 15 14 12 10 11 12 13 14 15 14