Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colihaut features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 840 mm (33.1 inches) and receives 187 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colihaut enjoys an average of 3934 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Colihaut are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Colihaut experiences 320 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 | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Colihaut, Dominica with other places around the world.
Colihaut usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 118 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colihaut are January, March and April. On average, 34 mm (1.3 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) | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 33 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 66 (2.6) | 91 (3.6) | 112 (4.4) | 118 (4.6) | 122 (4.8) | 99 (3.9) | 56 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Colihaut are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colihaut: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 305 | 347 | 340 | 358 | 332 | 354 | 349 | 317 | 320 | 311 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 50m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Colihaut experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Colihaut UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |