Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Quiteno features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3750 mm (147.6 inches) and receives 284 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Quiteno enjoys an average of 3203 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Quiteno are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Quiteno experiences 325 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) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
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El Quiteno usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 30 rainy days and 512 mm (20.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Quiteno are January, February and March. On average, 40 mm (1.6 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) | 61 (2.4) | 30 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 222 (8.7) | 457 (18.0) | 420 (16.5) | 409 (16.1) | 431 (17.0) | 438 (17.2) | 565 (22.3) | 515 (20.3) | 174 (6.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
The sunniest months in El Quiteno are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Quiteno: August, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260 | 301 | 340 | 311 | 253 | 241 | 237 | 227 | 236 | 225 | 252 | 315 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 40m | 11h 50m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 30m | 12h 35m | 12h 32m | 12h 22m | 12h 8m | 11h 54m | 11h 43m | 11h 37m |
El Quiteno experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, 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 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 El Quiteno UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |