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Monthly climate in La Quiaca, Argentina

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Quiaca features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 14 °C (57 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 323 mm (12.7 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. La Quiaca enjoys an average of 3970 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Quiaca, Argentina

The warmest months in La Quiaca are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 14 °C (57 - 57 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 8 °C (46 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Quiaca experiences 15 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 46 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 Quiaca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		25°C
(78°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		23°C
(73°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(73°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		25°C
(77°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Average high20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		10°C
(49°F)		8°C
(46°F)		8°C
(46°F)		8°C
(47°F)		11°C
(53°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Average low8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		6°C
(43°F)		2°C
(36°F)		0°C
(32°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		0°C
(32°F)		3°C
(38°F)		6°C
(43°F)		7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum5°C
(42°F)		6°C
(43°F)		5°C
(41°F)		1°C
(34°F)		-3°C
(28°F)		-3°C
(26°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		1°C
(35°F)		4°C
(40°F)		5°C
(41°F)
Minimum4°C
(40°F)		5°C
(40°F)		4°C
(39°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-8°C
(18°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		3°C
(37°F)		3°C
(38°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Quiaca, Argentina

La Quiaca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in La Quiaca are May, June and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Quiaca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)63 (2.5)72 (2.8)49 (1.9)12 (0.5)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)1 (0.0)9 (0.3)16 (0.6)33 (1.3)64 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)1214143000014714

Monthly sunshine hours in La Quiaca, Argentina

The sunniest months in La Quiaca are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day. Least sunny months in La Quiaca: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Quiaca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours279301331323333313324344340366363348
Mean daily daylight hours13h 17m12h 48m12h 10m11h 32m11h 2m10h 47m10h 55m11h 22m11h 58m12h 36m13h 9m13h 26m

Solar UV radiation in La Quiaca, Argentina

La Quiaca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Quiaca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Quiaca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)19181714118101215171919