Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Betancuria features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 68 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 11 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Betancuria enjoys an average of 3894 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Betancuria are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Betancuria experiences 82 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 | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
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Betancuria usually has the most precipitation in February, October and November, with an average of 2 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Betancuria are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 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) | 4 (0.2) | 11 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Betancuria are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Betancuria: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 273 | 325 | 355 | 380 | 363 | 376 | 368 | 337 | 326 | 282 | 283 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 32m | 11h 10m | 12h 0m | 12h 51m | 13h 34m | 13h 55m | 13h 44m | 13h 6m | 12h 17m | 11h 26m | 10h 42m | 10h 20m |
Betancuria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Betancuria UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |