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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2615 mm (103.0 inches) and receives 259 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3186 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 47 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are February, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 291 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and September. On average, 137 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 245 (9.6) 219 (8.6) 315 (12.4) 283 (11.1) 228 (9.0) 181 (7.1) 124 (4.9) 119 (4.7) 167 (6.6) 193 (7.6) 274 (10.8) 268 (10.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 22 28 24 22 19 16 14 18 23 25 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, March and November receive an average of 7 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 214 243 241 246 275 274 305 308 290 278 237 270
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 23m 12h 15m 12h 6m 11h 57m 11h 50m 11h 47m 11h 49m 11h 55m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, Loreto, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 17 16 13 12 11 13 14 15 14 13