Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salvaleon de Higueey features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 875 mm (34.4 inches) and receives 203 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salvaleon de Higueey enjoys an average of 3862 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Salvaleon de Higueey are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °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 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salvaleon de Higueey experiences 329 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) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
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Salvaleon de Higueey usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 20 rainy days and 118 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salvaleon de Higueey are January, February and April. On average, 38 mm (1.5 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) | 30 (1.2) | 38 (1.5) | 53 (2.1) | 45 (1.8) | 73 (2.9) | 57 (2.2) | 83 (3.3) | 95 (3.8) | 119 (4.7) | 124 (4.9) | 110 (4.3) | 46 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Salvaleon de Higueey are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salvaleon de Higueey: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 303 | 344 | 349 | 346 | 344 | 355 | 344 | 312 | 305 | 280 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 9m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
Salvaleon de Higueey experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salvaleon de Higueey UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |