Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dima features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 768 mm (30.3 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dima enjoys an average of 4019 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dima are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dima experiences 299 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 (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Minimum | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dima, Grande Comore, Comoros with other places around the world.
Dima usually has the most precipitation in January, February and April, with an average of 18 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dima are August, September and October. On average, 18 mm (0.7 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) | 119 (4.7) | 110 (4.3) | 90 (3.5) | 142 (5.6) | 61 (2.4) | 50 (2.0) | 37 (1.4) | 18 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 20 (0.8) | 30 (1.2) | 77 (3.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
The sunniest months in Dima are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dima: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 272 | 311 | 343 | 326 | 338 | 323 | 333 | 344 | 340 | 361 | 358 | 366 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 43m | 12h 27m | 12h 8m | 11h 48m | 11h 32m | 11h 25m | 11h 29m | 11h 43m | 12h 1m | 12h 21m | 12h 38m | 12h 48m |
Dima experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, 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 / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dima 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 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |