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Monthly climate in La Merced, Catamarca, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Merced features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1116 mm (43.9 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Merced enjoys an average of 3536 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 La Merced, Catamarca, Argentina §

The warmest months in La Merced are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (46 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Merced experiences 50 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Merced, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Merced, Catamarca, Argentina §

La Merced usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 170 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Merced are June, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Merced, 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) 161 (6.3) 179 (7.1) 135 (5.3) 117 (4.6) 56 (2.2) 24 (0.9) 15 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 37 (1.5) 77 (3.0) 137 (5.4) 169 (6.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 17 17 14 10 5 4 1 7 11 15 20

Monthly sunshine hours in La Merced, Catamarca, Argentina §

The sunniest months in La Merced are August, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Merced: April, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Merced, 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 276 289 293 250 255 268 287 314 300 313 332 352
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 40m 13h 1m 12h 12m 11h 22m 10h 41m 10h 21m 10h 32m 11h 8m 11h 55m 12h 46m 13h 30m 13h 53m

Solar UV radiation in La Merced, Catamarca, Argentina §

La Merced experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 La Merced UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Merced, 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) 16 14 13 10 7 5 6 7 10 13 15 15