Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Canton features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1109 mm (43.7 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Canton enjoys an average of 3663 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Canton are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Canton experiences 329 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 | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
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El Canton usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 23 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Canton are January, February and December. On average, 8 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) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 43 (1.7) | 82 (3.2) | 156 (6.1) | 183 (7.2) | 161 (6.3) | 154 (6.1) | 138 (5.4) | 100 (3.9) | 69 (2.7) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
The sunniest months in El Canton are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Canton: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 6 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 | 301 | 311 | 295 | 288 | 279 | 315 | 326 | 320 | 310 | 310 | 335 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 43m | 11h 52m | 12h 4m | 12h 16m | 12h 27m | 12h 32m | 12h 29m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 56m | 11h 46m | 11h 41m |
El Canton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 El Canton 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 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |