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Monthly climate in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Deseado features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 17 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 242 mm (9.5 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Deseado enjoys an average of 3346 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 26 minutes to 15 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

The warmest months in Puerto Deseado are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 7 °C (41 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Deseado experiences 33 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, 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 35°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

Puerto Deseado usually has the most precipitation in March, June and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Deseado are February, April and October. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, 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) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.6) 31 (1.2) 14 (0.6) 22 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 19 (0.7) 20 (0.8) 16 (0.6) 19 (0.8) 28 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 5 3 4 6 3 4 5 4 5 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

The sunniest months in Puerto Deseado are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Deseado: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, 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 304 330 299 243 200 179 195 238 270 337 356 391
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 27m 14h 3m 12h 20m 10h 37m 9h 10m 8h 26m 8h 50m 10h 8m 11h 47m 13h 31m 15h 5m 15h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

Puerto Deseado experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Puerto Deseado UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz, 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) 12 10 8 4 2 2 2 3 5 8 11 12