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Monthly climate in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nieuw Nickerie features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (75 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2738 mm (107.8 inches) and receives 301 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nieuw Nickerie enjoys an average of 3561 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname §

The warmest months in Nieuw Nickerie are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nieuw Nickerie experiences 329 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 Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname.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 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°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
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°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)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname §

Nieuw Nickerie usually has the most precipitation in May, June and December, with an average of 29 rainy days and 395 mm (15.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nieuw Nickerie are February, September and October. On average, 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname.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) 158 (6.2) 134 (5.3) 162 (6.4) 232 (9.1) 449 (17.7) 424 (16.7) 300 (11.8) 153 (6.0) 91 (3.6) 100 (3.9) 222 (8.7) 314 (12.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 23 24 26 30 29 30 26 19 17 26 30

Monthly sunshine hours in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname §

The sunniest months in Nieuw Nickerie are March, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nieuw Nickerie: January, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname.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 255 283 323 295 273 263 299 323 321 331 288 301
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 48m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 22m 12h 26m 12h 24m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname §

Nieuw Nickerie experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.July, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nieuw Nickerie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname.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) 13 14 15 16 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 12