Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Antonio de los Cobres features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (31 °F) and 10 °C (51 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-5 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 417 mm (16.4 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Antonio de los Cobres enjoys an average of 4104 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Antonio de los Cobres are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 10 °C (49 - 51 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 1 °C (31 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Antonio de los Cobres experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 214 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (29°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Antonio de los Cobres, Salta, Argentina with other places around the world.
San Antonio de los Cobres usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Antonio de los Cobres are May, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 97 (3.8) | 95 (3.7) | 81 (3.2) | 16 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 30 (1.2) | 83 (3.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
The sunniest months in San Antonio de los Cobres are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Antonio de los Cobres: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 293 | 316 | 355 | 334 | 331 | 308 | 325 | 346 | 348 | 381 | 383 | 378 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 25m | 12h 52m | 12h 11m | 11h 29m | 10h 55m | 10h 38m | 10h 47m | 11h 17m | 11h 57m | 12h 39m | 13h 16m | 13h 35m |
San Antonio de los Cobres experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 22, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Antonio de los Cobres UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 |