Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cayon features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 822 mm (32.4 inches) and receives 180 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cayon enjoys an average of 3942 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cayon are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cayon experiences 320 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) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°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) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°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) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
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Cayon usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 18 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cayon are January, February and March. On average, 32 mm (1.3 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) | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 27 (1.1) | 41 (1.6) | 53 (2.1) | 51 (2.0) | 78 (3.1) | 101 (4.0) | 146 (5.7) | 112 (4.4) | 94 (3.7) | 50 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Cayon are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cayon: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 40 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 | 301 | 351 | 346 | 358 | 337 | 361 | 350 | 321 | 317 | 308 | 325 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 12m | 11h 34m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 56m | 13h 8m | 13h 1m | 12h 40m | 12h 12m | 11h 43m | 11h 18m | 11h 5m |
Cayon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cayon 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 |