Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matoury features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3297 mm (129.8 inches) and receives 302 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matoury enjoys an average of 3465 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Matoury are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matoury 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 (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 26°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) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Matoury, Guyane, French Guiana with other places around the world.
Matoury usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 28 rainy days and 468 mm (18.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matoury are August, September and October. On average, 112 mm (4.4 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) | 229 (9.0) | 204 (8.0) | 190 (7.5) | 384 (15.1) | 576 (22.7) | 443 (17.5) | 327 (12.9) | 143 (5.6) | 95 (3.7) | 99 (3.9) | 239 (9.4) | 367 (14.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 29 |
The sunniest months in Matoury are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matoury: January, February and May receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 237 | 245 | 304 | 260 | 236 | 270 | 324 | 344 | 337 | 340 | 295 | 270 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 52m | 11h 57m | 12h 4m | 12h 12m | 12h 19m | 12h 22m | 12h 20m | 12h 14m | 12h 7m | 11h 59m | 11h 53m | 11h 50m |
Matoury experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Matoury UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |