Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Piritu features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1361 mm (53.6 inches) and receives 181 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Piritu enjoys an average of 3727 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Piritu are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Piritu 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 | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) |
Average high | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Daily mean | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average low | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°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 (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Piritu, Portuguesa, Venezuela with other places around the world.
Piritu usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 24 rainy days and 207 mm (8.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Piritu 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) | 16 (0.6) | 3 (0.1) | 46 (1.8) | 87 (3.4) | 188 (7.4) | 217 (8.6) | 215 (8.5) | 181 (7.1) | 157 (6.2) | 151 (6.0) | 83 (3.3) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Piritu are August, September and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Piritu: January, May and June receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 270 | 307 | 323 | 300 | 291 | 285 | 323 | 336 | 324 | 316 | 312 | 331 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 37m | 11h 49m | 12h 3m | 12h 19m | 12h 32m | 12h 38m | 12h 35m | 12h 23m | 12h 9m | 11h 53m | 11h 40m | 11h 34m |
Piritu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, 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 Piritu UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |