Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Puerta 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 Puerta 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.
The warmest months in La Puerta 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 Puerta experiences 50 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 | 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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Puerta, Catamarca, Argentina with other places around the world.
La Puerta 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 Puerta are June, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 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) | 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 |
The sunniest months in La Puerta are August, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Puerta: April, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
La Puerta 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 Puerta UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 |