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Monthly climate in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Nicolas features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 156 mm (6.1 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Nicolas enjoys an average of 4006 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain §

The warmest months in San Nicolas are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Nicolas experiences 39 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 San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain.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 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average high 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain §

San Nicolas usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 4 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Nicolas are June, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain.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) 15 (0.6) 24 (0.9) 23 (0.9) 13 (0.5) 9 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 18 (0.7) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain §

The sunniest months in San Nicolas are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Nicolas: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain.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 231 282 339 361 392 385 392 380 339 328 287 285
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 34m 11h 12m 12h 0m 12h 50m 13h 32m 13h 52m 13h 41m 13h 4m 12h 17m 11h 27m 10h 44m 10h 23m

Solar UV radiation in San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain §

San Nicolas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Nicolas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Nicolas, Canary Islands, Spain.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) 5 7 9 11 12 12 11 11 11 9 7 5