Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1614 mm (63.5 inches) and receives 258 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3802 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Cruz are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 319 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 | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Cruz, Aragua, Venezuela with other places around the world.
Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 24 rainy days and 171 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are January, February and December. On average, 76 mm (3.0 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) | 80 (3.1) | 51 (2.0) | 123 (4.8) | 162 (6.4) | 155 (6.1) | 150 (5.9) | 141 (5.5) | 170 (6.7) | 142 (5.6) | 180 (7.1) | 164 (6.4) | 97 (3.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, June and November receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 310 | 335 | 316 | 322 | 302 | 343 | 334 | 320 | 308 | 308 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 35m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 34m | 12h 41m | 12h 38m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 38m | 11h 31m |
Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |