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Monthly climate in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Apatou features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2297 mm (90.4 inches) and receives 260 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Apatou enjoys an average of 3452 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 49 minutes to 12 hours 23 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana §

The warmest months in Apatou are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Apatou experiences 329 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 Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana.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 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana §

Apatou usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 27 rainy days and 343 mm (13.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Apatou are February, September and October. On average, 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana.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) 125 (4.9) 102 (4.0) 106 (4.2) 257 (10.1) 432 (17.0) 340 (13.4) 256 (10.1) 132 (5.2) 96 (3.8) 63 (2.5) 165 (6.5) 223 (8.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 16 17 24 29 29 28 19 14 16 23 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana §

The sunniest months in Apatou are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Apatou: January, February and May receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana.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 239 259 309 262 248 265 304 333 326 334 289 281
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 50m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 20m 12h 23m 12h 22m 12h 15m 12h 7m 11h 59m 11h 52m 11h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana §

Apatou experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Apatou UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Apatou, Guyane, French Guiana.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) 13 15 16 16 14 12 12 13 13 13 13 12