Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz Mulua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3289 mm (129.5 inches) and receives 259 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz Mulua enjoys an average of 3559 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Cruz Mulua are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz Mulua experiences 328 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Average high | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
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Santa Cruz Mulua usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 30 rainy days and 521 mm (20.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz Mulua are January, February and December. On average, 33 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) | 37 (1.5) | 23 (0.9) | 62 (2.4) | 151 (5.9) | 542 (21.3) | 429 (16.9) | 378 (14.9) | 418 (16.4) | 495 (19.5) | 526 (20.7) | 191 (7.5) | 38 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Santa Cruz Mulua are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz Mulua: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 51 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 | 286 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 280 | 311 | 298 | 280 | 277 | 302 | 317 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 21m | 11h 39m | 12h 3m | 12h 27m | 12h 47m | 12h 57m | 12h 52m | 12h 34m | 12h 10m | 11h 46m | 11h 26m | 11h 15m |
Santa Cruz Mulua 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz Mulua 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |