Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Lucia features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 205 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Lucia 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.
The warmest months in Santa Lucia are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Lucia experiences 33 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 | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average low | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Lucia, Canary Islands, Spain with other places around the world.
Santa Lucia usually has the most precipitation in February, March and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Lucia are July, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.3 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) | 18 (0.7) | 27 (1.1) | 28 (1.1) | 22 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 28 (1.1) | 24 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Santa Lucia are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Lucia: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
Santa Lucia 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 Santa Lucia 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 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |