Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matiguas features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1289 mm (50.7 inches) and receives 224 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matiguas enjoys an average of 3494 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Matiguas are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matiguas 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°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) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
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Matiguas usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 204 mm (8.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matiguas are January, February and March. On average, 34 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) | 32 (1.3) | 36 (1.4) | 32 (1.3) | 50 (2.0) | 238 (9.4) | 176 (6.9) | 111 (4.4) | 126 (5.0) | 140 (5.5) | 196 (7.7) | 107 (4.2) | 44 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Matiguas are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matiguas: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246 | 287 | 321 | 318 | 285 | 273 | 296 | 294 | 291 | 275 | 295 | 307 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 27m | 11h 42m | 12h 3m | 12h 24m | 12h 42m | 12h 51m | 12h 46m | 12h 30m | 12h 10m | 11h 49m | 11h 31m | 11h 22m |
Matiguas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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 Matiguas 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |