Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago de Cao features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 101 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago de Cao enjoys an average of 3759 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santiago de Cao are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago de Cao experiences 23 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 | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
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Santiago de Cao usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago de Cao are May, June and November. On average, 5 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) | 9 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Santiago de Cao are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago de Cao: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 294 | 292 | 306 | 328 | 319 | 334 | 337 | 318 | 334 | 319 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 30m | 12h 20m | 12h 7m | 11h 54m | 11h 44m | 11h 39m | 11h 41m | 11h 50m | 12h 3m | 12h 16m | 12h 28m | 12h 33m |
Santiago de Cao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the 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 Santiago de Cao UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |