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Monthly climate in Picos, Piauí, Brazil

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Picos features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 604 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 84 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Picos enjoys an average of 3827 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 42 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Picos, Piauí, Brazil §

The warmest months in Picos are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Picos 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 Picos, Piauí, 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
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Picos, Piauí, Brazil §

Picos usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 17 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Picos are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Picos, Piauí, 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) 73 (2.9) 139 (5.5) 151 (5.9) 90 (3.5) 15 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 14 (0.5) 44 (1.7) 70 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 20 19 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Picos, Piauí, Brazil §

The sunniest months in Picos are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Picos: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Picos, Piauí, 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 252 273 313 315 324 318 322 346 346 355 331 327
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 28m 12h 18m 12h 7m 11h 55m 11h 46m 11h 42m 11h 44m 11h 52m 12h 3m 12h 15m 12h 25m 12h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Picos, Piauí, Brazil §

Picos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the 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 Picos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Picos, Piauí, 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) 14 14 15 15 12 11 11 12 13 13 14 14