Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Maria features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1361 mm (53.6 inches) and receives 209 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Maria enjoys an average of 3502 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Maria are February, March and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Maria experiences 240 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Maria, Boyacá, Colombia with other places around the world.
Santa Maria usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 22 rainy days and 194 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Maria are January, September and December. On average, 50 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) | 53 (2.1) | 88 (3.5) | 112 (4.4) | 176 (6.9) | 201 (7.9) | 138 (5.4) | 104 (4.1) | 55 (2.2) | 54 (2.1) | 135 (5.3) | 203 (8.0) | 42 (1.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Santa Maria are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Maria: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260 | 295 | 304 | 274 | 257 | 262 | 293 | 319 | 321 | 306 | 283 | 320 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 51m | 11h 57m | 12h 4m | 12h 12m | 12h 19m | 12h 22m | 12h 21m | 12h 15m | 12h 7m | 11h 59m | 11h 53m | 11h 50m |
Santa Maria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Maria UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |