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Monthly climate in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santacruz features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4084 mm (160.8 inches) and receives 318 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santacruz enjoys an average of 3083 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia §

The warmest months in Santacruz are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santacruz experiences 60 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 Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia.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 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia §

Santacruz usually has the most precipitation in March, April and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 428 mm (16.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santacruz are July, August and September. On average, 198 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia.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) 312 (12.3) 404 (15.9) 427 (16.8) 431 (17.0) 423 (16.7) 272 (10.7) 205 (8.1) 157 (6.2) 230 (9.1) 426 (16.8) 375 (14.8) 420 (16.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 30 29 30 28 21 18 25 29 29 30

Monthly sunshine hours in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Santacruz are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santacruz: January, April and November receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia.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 224 247 252 236 245 258 282 298 289 257 222 268
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 1m 12h 3m 12h 5m 12h 8m 12h 10m 12h 11m 12h 10m 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 2m 12h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia §

Santacruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July 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 Santacruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santacruz, Nariño, Colombia.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) 16 16 18 18 16 14 14 15 15 16 14 13