Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Juan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (51 °F) and 16 °C (61 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 626 mm (24.6 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Juan enjoys an average of 3863 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 23 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Juan are January, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (51 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Juan experiences 58 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Minimum | 6°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Juan, Chuquisaca, Bolivia with other places around the world.
San Juan usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Juan are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 98 (3.9) | 117 (4.6) | 93 (3.7) | 36 (1.4) | 11 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 28 (1.1) | 48 (1.9) | 60 (2.4) | 116 (4.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
The sunniest months in San Juan are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Juan: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 276 | 291 | 318 | 315 | 325 | 310 | 322 | 335 | 329 | 354 | 345 | 338 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 14m | 12h 46m | 12h 10m | 11h 34m | 11h 4m | 10h 50m | 10h 58m | 11h 24m | 11h 58m | 12h 35m | 13h 7m | 13h 23m |
San Juan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 18 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Juan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 |