Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Puerta de San Jose features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 818 mm (32.2 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Puerta de San Jose enjoys an average of 3865 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 24 minutes to 13 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Puerta de San Jose are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Puerta de San Jose experiences 29 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Puerta de San Jose, Catamarca, Argentina with other places around the world.
La Puerta de San Jose usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 159 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Puerta de San Jose are July, August and September. On average, 13 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) | 176 (6.9) | 162 (6.4) | 102 (4.0) | 52 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 21 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 21 (0.8) | 29 (1.1) | 63 (2.5) | 140 (5.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
The sunniest months in La Puerta de San Jose are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Puerta de San Jose: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 284 | 302 | 320 | 304 | 308 | 294 | 313 | 331 | 330 | 360 | 358 | 356 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 38m | 13h 0m | 12h 12m | 11h 23m | 10h 43m | 10h 24m | 10h 34m | 11h 10m | 11h 56m | 12h 45m | 13h 28m | 13h 50m |
La Puerta de San Jose experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Puerta de San Jose UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 |