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Monthly climate in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Rafael features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 386 mm (15.2 inches) and receives 56 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Rafael enjoys an average of 3762 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina §

The warmest months in San Rafael are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 11 °C (46 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Rafael experiences 157 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in San Rafael, 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 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)
Mean maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina §

San Rafael usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Rafael are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Rafael, 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) 30 (1.2) 52 (2.0) 26 (1.0) 38 (1.5) 39 (1.5) 16 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 40 (1.6) 52 (2.1) 45 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 4 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 8 7

Monthly sunshine hours in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina §

The sunniest months in San Rafael are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Rafael: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Rafael, 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 317 325 329 280 256 249 268 304 317 352 371 389
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 9m 13h 18m 12h 14m 11h 10m 10h 17m 9h 51m 10h 5m 10h 52m 11h 53m 12h 58m 13h 55m 14h 25m

Solar UV radiation in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina §

San Rafael 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 San Rafael UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Rafael, 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