Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Punta de Piedra features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1229 mm (48.4 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Punta de Piedra enjoys an average of 3645 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Punta de Piedra are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Punta de Piedra experiences 327 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 | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (93°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
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Punta de Piedra usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 22 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Punta de Piedra are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 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) | 13 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 53 (2.1) | 110 (4.3) | 169 (6.7) | 172 (6.8) | 150 (5.9) | 156 (6.1) | 147 (5.8) | 140 (5.5) | 95 (3.7) | 14 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Punta de Piedra are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Punta de Piedra: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266 | 299 | 305 | 291 | 293 | 280 | 316 | 324 | 318 | 308 | 307 | 334 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 43m | 11h 52m | 12h 4m | 12h 16m | 12h 27m | 12h 32m | 12h 29m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 45m | 11h 40m |
Punta de Piedra 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 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 Punta de Piedra 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 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |