Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Antonio features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (76 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2116 mm (83.3 inches) and receives 262 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Antonio enjoys an average of 3178 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Antonio are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Antonio experiences 327 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Minimum | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
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Santo Antonio usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 268 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Antonio are January, February and August. On average, 102 mm (4.0 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) | 101 (4.0) | 96 (3.8) | 159 (6.2) | 194 (7.6) | 212 (8.4) | 156 (6.2) | 111 (4.4) | 111 (4.4) | 259 (10.2) | 286 (11.2) | 261 (10.3) | 172 (6.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 28 |
The sunniest months in Santo Antonio are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Antonio: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 252 | 262 | 268 | 259 | 255 | 250 | 268 | 280 | 267 | 265 | 258 | 289 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 1m | 12h 3m | 12h 5m | 12h 8m | 12h 10m | 12h 12m | 12h 11m | 12h 9m | 12h 6m | 12h 3m | 12h 1m | 12h 1m |
Santo Antonio experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Very High / 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 Santo Antonio UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |