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Monthly climate in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Alto features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 628 mm (24.7 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Alto enjoys an average of 3510 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 21 minutes to 13 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina §

The warmest months in El Alto are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (53 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Alto experiences 179 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 41°C
(106°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina §

El Alto usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 11 rainy days and 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Alto are June, July and August. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 83 (3.3) 95 (3.7) 96 (3.8) 88 (3.5) 38 (1.5) 9 (0.4) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 16 (0.6) 42 (1.7) 75 (2.9) 80 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 11 12 11 7 2 1 0 3 7 9 11

Monthly sunshine hours in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina §

The sunniest months in El Alto are August, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Alto: April, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 275 290 294 247 251 264 281 311 297 307 332 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 41m 13h 2m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 41m 10h 21m 10h 31m 11h 8m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 31m 13h 53m

Solar UV radiation in El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina §

El Alto experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Alto UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Alto, Catamarca, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 14 13 10 7 5 5 7 10 13 15 15