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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, Loreto, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena 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 15 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2448 mm (96.4 inches) and receives 261 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3069 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Elena, Loreto, Peru §

The warmest months in Santa Elena are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 327 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 Elena, 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
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Elena, Loreto, Peru §

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 289 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Elena are June, July and August. On average, 118 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena, 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) 223 (8.8) 228 (9.0) 327 (12.9) 292 (11.5) 200 (7.9) 142 (5.6) 98 (3.9) 113 (4.4) 146 (5.7) 192 (7.6) 237 (9.3) 248 (9.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 23 27 26 22 19 16 14 20 21 25 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Elena, Loreto, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, April and November receive an average of 7 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena, 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 208 233 234 232 266 267 296 297 277 273 228 253
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 24m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 46m 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 3m 12h 13m 12h 22m 12h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Elena, Loreto, Peru §

Santa Elena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena, 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 16 16 16 13 11 11 13 14 15 14 13