Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Catalina features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3859 mm (151.9 inches) and receives 342 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Catalina enjoys an average of 3251 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Catalina are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Catalina experiences 232 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 | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°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 | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
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Santa Catalina usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 389 mm (15.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Catalina are April, August and September. On average, 256 mm (10.1 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) | 368 (14.5) | 302 (11.9) | 322 (12.7) | 247 (9.7) | 336 (13.2) | 268 (10.6) | 367 (14.4) | 263 (10.3) | 259 (10.2) | 330 (13.0) | 384 (15.1) | 414 (16.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 25 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
The sunniest months in Santa Catalina are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Catalina: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 298 | 334 | 307 | 263 | 248 | 241 | 241 | 250 | 256 | 259 | 299 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 40m | 11h 50m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 30m | 12h 36m | 12h 33m | 12h 22m | 12h 8m | 11h 54m | 11h 42m | 11h 36m |
Santa Catalina 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 Very High / 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 Santa Catalina 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 | 10 |