Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palora features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3686 mm (145.1 inches) and receives 325 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palora enjoys an average of 3216 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palora are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palora experiences 202 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) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palora, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador with other places around the world.
Palora usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 29 rainy days and 461 mm (18.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palora are August, September and October. On average, 186 mm (7.3 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) | 292 (11.5) | 272 (10.7) | 334 (13.1) | 393 (15.5) | 509 (20.1) | 479 (18.9) | 337 (13.3) | 175 (6.9) | 159 (6.3) | 222 (8.7) | 231 (9.1) | 282 (11.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 25 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
The sunniest months in Palora are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palora: January, February and April receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225 | 247 | 247 | 235 | 253 | 257 | 302 | 320 | 303 | 283 | 250 | 290 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 11m | 12h 9m | 12h 6m | 12h 3m | 12h 1m | 12h 1m | 12h 1m | 12h 2m | 12h 5m | 12h 8m | 12h 10m | 12h 12m |
Palora experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palora UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |