Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ciudad Dario features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1123 mm (44.2 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ciudad Dario enjoys an average of 3634 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ciudad Dario are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ciudad Dario experiences 326 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 | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
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Ciudad Dario usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 230 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ciudad Dario are January, February and March. On average, 4 mm (0.2 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) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 33 (1.3) | 260 (10.2) | 148 (5.8) | 51 (2.0) | 89 (3.5) | 177 (7.0) | 254 (10.0) | 90 (3.6) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Ciudad Dario are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ciudad Dario: January, June and October receive an average of 9 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 258 | 295 | 329 | 324 | 293 | 293 | 323 | 315 | 296 | 277 | 301 | 323 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 27m | 11h 42m | 12h 3m | 12h 24m | 12h 42m | 12h 50m | 12h 46m | 12h 30m | 12h 10m | 11h 49m | 11h 31m | 11h 22m |
Ciudad Dario experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ciudad Dario UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |