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Monthly climate in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cuya features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 224 mm (8.8 inches) and receives 63 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cuya enjoys an average of 4042 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 58 minutes to 13 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile §

The warmest months in Cuya are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 14 °C (58 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cuya experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile.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 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile §

Cuya usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cuya are January, March and April. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile.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) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 16 (0.6) 32 (1.3) 30 (1.2) 32 (1.2) 28 (1.1) 23 (0.9) 19 (0.8) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 0 0 1 14 11 14 10 7 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile §

The sunniest months in Cuya are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cuya: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile.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 294 323 350 328 325 303 323 336 342 368 367 377
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 7m 12h 41m 12h 9m 11h 37m 11h 11m 10h 58m 11h 5m 11h 28m 11h 59m 12h 31m 13h 0m 13h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile §

Cuya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, 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 Cuya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cuya, Arica y Parinacota, Chile.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 15 13 11 9 7 8 10 12 14 15 15