Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pica features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 17 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 128 mm (5.0 inches) and receives 21 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pica enjoys an average of 4106 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pica are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pica experiences 11 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pica, Tarapacá, Chile with other places around the world.
Pica usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pica are May, September and October. On average, 0 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) | 34 (1.3) | 65 (2.6) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Pica are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pica: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 294 | 321 | 355 | 337 | 332 | 310 | 326 | 344 | 349 | 375 | 377 | 380 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 11m | 12h 44m | 12h 10m | 11h 35m | 11h 7m | 10h 53m | 11h 0m | 11h 25m | 11h 58m | 12h 33m | 13h 4m | 13h 20m |
Pica 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 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 Pica UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |