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Monthly climate in La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Paz features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 403 mm (15.9 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Paz enjoys an average of 3719 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina §

The warmest months in La Paz are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 13 °C (49 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Paz experiences 181 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 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 Paz, Mendoza, 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 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(109°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(107°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina §

La Paz usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Paz are June, July and August. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Paz, Mendoza, 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) 58 (2.3) 55 (2.2) 63 (2.5) 38 (1.5) 30 (1.2) 12 (0.5) 9 (0.4) 4 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 33 (1.3) 53 (2.1) 35 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 7 6 5 4 2 2 1 3 5 8 7

Monthly sunshine hours in La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina §

The sunniest months in La Paz are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Paz: 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 La Paz, Mendoza, 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 310 330 324 263 248 252 269 303 314 349 361 390
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 3m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 21m 9h 57m 10h 10m 10h 55m 11h 54m 12h 56m 13h 51m 14h 19m

Solar UV radiation in La Paz, Mendoza, Argentina §

La Paz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Paz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Paz, Mendoza, 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 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 8 11 14 15