Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territor, British Indian Ocean Territory Climate

Weather: 29.99°C/85.98°F, Wind SW at 4.63 km/h, 84% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Diego Garcia Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 0.55 meters (1.8 feet) above sea level, Diego Garcia has a Tropical marine; hot, humid climate (Classification: Am). The district’s yearly temperature is 26.79ºC (80.22ºF) and it is -0.77% lower than British Indian Ocean Territory’s averages. Diego Garcia typically receives about 143.54 millimeters (5.65 inches) of precipitation and has 195.74 rainy days (53.63% of the time) annually.

CountryBritish Indian Ocean Territory
CityBritish Indian Ocean Territor
Longitude72.4228556
Latitude-7.3195005
Attitude/Elevation0.55m (1.8ft)
Local timeSaturday 05:36
Annual high temperature27.04ºC (80.67ºF)
Annual low temperature25.74ºC (78.33ºF)
Average annual precip.143.54mm (5.65in)
Warmest monthApril (27.84ºC / 82.11ºF)
Coldest MonthAugust (24.83ºC / 76.69ºF)
Wettest MonthDecember (213.3mm / 8.4in)
Driest MonthAugust (59.06mm / 2.33in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)195.74 days (53.63%)
Days with no rain169.26 days (46.37%)
Humidity75.31%

Climate Diego Garcia: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.19(82.74)29.16(84.49)29.16(84.49)29.16(84.49)29.16(84.49)28.19(82.74)27.22(81.0)27.22(81.0)27.22(81.0)28.19(82.74)28.19(82.74)28.19(82.74)29.16(84.49)
Average high °C (°F)27.23(81.01)27.56(81.61)27.74(81.93)27.84(82.11)27.57(81.63)26.84(80.31)26.32(79.38)25.91(78.64)26.27(79.29)26.69(80.04)27.21(80.98)27.35(81.23)27.04(80.67)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.95(80.51)27.26(81.07)27.45(81.41)27.59(81.66)27.32(81.18)26.57(79.83)26.13(79.03)25.72(78.3)26.04(78.87)26.46(79.63)26.94(80.49)27.06(80.71)26.79(80.22)
Average low °C (°F)25.76(78.37)26.21(79.18)26.41(79.54)26.53(79.75)26.31(79.36)25.52(77.94)25.18(77.32)24.83(76.69)24.98(76.96)25.38(77.68)25.85(78.53)25.9(78.62)25.74(78.33)
Record low °C (°F)17.5(63.5)17.5(63.5)17.5(63.5)17.5(63.5)17.5(63.5)16.52(61.74)16.52(61.74)15.55(59.99)15.55(59.99)17.5(63.5)14.58(58.24)17.5(63.5)14.58(58.24)
Average precipitation mm (inches)208.07(8.19)189.59(7.46)183.04(7.21)134.78(5.31)86.69(3.41)103.44(4.07)138.05(5.44)59.06(2.33)137.64(5.42)129.24(5.09)139.49(5.49)213.3(8.4)143.54(5.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)22.0120.8519.3517.1513.3511.9312.378.3115.916.715.921.9216.31
Average relative humidity (%)74.6273.9973.4973.3574.876.4877.6178.1877.6776.0273.7673.7875.31
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.210.1410.2210.1910.149.89.559.299.4110.1310.3610.159.96

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Diego Garcia in recent years.

Diego Garcia

Diego Garcia Temperature by Month

April
27.59°C | 81.66°F
March
27.45°C | 81.41°F
May
27.32°C | 81.18°F
February
27.26°C | 81.07°F
December
27.06°C | 80.71°F
January
26.95°C | 80.51°F
November
26.94°C | 80.49°F
June
26.57°C | 79.83°F
October
26.46°C | 79.63°F
July
26.13°C | 79.03°F
September
26.04°C | 78.87°F
August
25.72°C | 78.3°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature27.22°C (81.0°F)26.3°C (79.34°F)25.27°C (77.49°F)
Avg Temperature26.24°C (79.23°F)25.86°C (78.55°F)24.3°C (75.74°F)
Min Temperature26.24°C (79.23°F)21.48°C (70.66°F)16.52°C (61.74°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point23.33°C (73.99°F)22.73°C (72.91°F)20.41°C (68.74°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation28.77mm | 1.13in5.78mm | 0.23in0.1mm | 0.0in179.21mm | 7.06in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind37.91kmh | 23.56mph29.29kmh | 18.2mph19.44kmh | 12.08mph
Gust Wind53.46kmh | 33.22mph41.7kmh | 25.91mph27.22kmh | 16.91mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure28.77mb5.78mb0.1mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-08-0126.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998219.44 | 12.0829.08 | 984.641.94 | 0.08
2019-08-0226.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998228.19 | 17.5229.08 | 984.640.68 | 0.03
2019-08-0326.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998128.19 | 17.5229.08 | 984.640.39 | 0.02
2019-08-0426.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998033.05 | 20.5429.05 | 983.660.97 | 0.04
2019-08-0526.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998034.02 | 21.1429.05 | 983.661.17 | 0.05
2019-08-0626.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998135.96 | 22.3429.05 | 983.667.58 | 0.3
2019-08-0725.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.257928.19 | 17.5229.08 | 984.6416.72 | 0.66
2019-08-0826.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.257834.99 | 21.7429.02 | 982.690.87 | 0.03
2019-08-0926.24 | 79.2321.38 | 70.487836.94 | 22.9529.05 | 983.661.07 | 0.04
2019-08-1025.27 | 77.4921.38 | 70.487735.96 | 22.3429.05 | 983.660.68 | 0.03
2019-08-1125.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.258031.1 | 19.3229.05 | 983.661.36 | 0.05
2019-08-1225.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.258037.91 | 23.5629.05 | 983.661.94 | 0.08
2019-08-1326.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.258035.96 | 22.3429.05 | 983.661.65 | 0.06
2019-08-1426.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998234.99 | 21.7429.05 | 983.662.33 | 0.09
2019-08-1526.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998233.05 | 20.5429.05 | 983.6618.27 | 0.72
2019-08-1625.27 | 77.4923.33 | 73.998327.22 | 16.9129.05 | 983.6628.77 | 1.13
2019-08-1725.27 | 77.4923.33 | 73.998221.38 | 13.2828.99 | 981.726.42 | 0.25
2019-08-1826.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998421.38 | 13.2829.02 | 982.690.58 | 0.02
2019-08-1926.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998424.3 | 15.129.05 | 983.6614.0 | 0.55
2019-08-2026.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998329.16 | 18.1229.08 | 984.6418.27 | 0.72
2019-08-2126.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998328.19 | 17.5229.05 | 983.660.1 | 0.0
2019-08-2226.24 | 79.2323.33 | 73.998127.22 | 16.9129.05 | 983.6621.48 | 0.85
2019-08-2326.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.258028.19 | 17.5229.05 | 983.669.43 | 0.37
2019-08-2425.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.258024.3 | 15.129.08 | 984.640.19 | 0.01
2019-08-2525.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.258222.36 | 13.8929.08 | 984.640.68 | 0.03
2019-08-2625.27 | 77.4922.36 | 72.258122.36 | 13.8929.05 | 983.660.39 | 0.02
2019-08-2725.27 | 77.4923.33 | 73.998225.27 | 15.729.05 | 983.662.14 | 0.08
2019-08-2826.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.258032.08 | 19.9329.05 | 983.665.15 | 0.2
2019-08-2926.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.258030.13 | 18.7229.05 | 983.660.29 | 0.01
2019-08-3024.3 | 75.7420.41 | 68.747629.16 | 18.1229.05 | 983.660.29 | 0.01
2019-08-3126.24 | 79.2322.36 | 72.258227.22 | 16.9128.99 | 981.7213.41 | 0.53

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