Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palmarejo features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (75 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1018 mm (40.1 inches) and receives 224 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palmarejo enjoys an average of 3923 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palmarejo are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palmarejo experiences 319 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) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palmarejo, Coamo, Puerto Rico with other places around the world.
Palmarejo usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 23 rainy days and 138 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palmarejo are January, February and December. On average, 41 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) | 37 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 62 (2.4) | 60 (2.4) | 76 (3.0) | 71 (2.8) | 106 (4.2) | 105 (4.1) | 173 (6.8) | 136 (5.4) | 106 (4.2) | 46 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Palmarejo are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palmarejo: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 37 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 | 306 | 346 | 349 | 359 | 345 | 355 | 351 | 315 | 313 | 300 | 319 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 10m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 58m | 13h 10m | 13h 4m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 16m | 11h 3m |
Palmarejo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palmarejo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |