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Monthly climate in San Carlos, Salta, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Carlos features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 507 mm (19.9 inches) and receives 83 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Carlos enjoys an average of 3844 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Carlos, Salta, Argentina §

The warmest months in San Carlos are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (48 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Carlos experiences 64 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 20 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 Carlos, Salta, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Carlos, Salta, Argentina §

San Carlos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 102 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Carlos are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Carlos, Salta, 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) 103 (4.1) 117 (4.6) 71 (2.8) 29 (1.2) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 55 (2.2) 84 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 16 12 6 1 0 0 1 2 5 12 15

Monthly sunshine hours in San Carlos, Salta, Argentina §

The sunniest months in San Carlos are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Carlos: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Carlos, Salta, 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 274 299 324 306 315 300 316 334 334 352 342 342
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 32m 12h 57m 12h 11m 11h 26m 10h 48m 10h 31m 10h 40m 11h 13m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 23m 13h 43m

Solar UV radiation in San Carlos, Salta, Argentina §

San Carlos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Carlos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Carlos, Salta, 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) 17 16 15 12 9 6 8 9 12 15 17 18