Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Quetchehueca features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 273 mm (10.7 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Quetchehueca enjoys an average of 3614 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Quetchehueca are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Quetchehueca experiences 303 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 | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
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Quetchehueca usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Quetchehueca are February, April and May. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 10 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.4) | 40 (1.6) | 67 (2.6) | 73 (2.9) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Quetchehueca are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Quetchehueca: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218 | 252 | 295 | 326 | 364 | 357 | 343 | 327 | 298 | 302 | 264 | 261 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 37m | 11h 13m | 12h 1m | 12h 49m | 13h 29m | 13h 49m | 13h 38m | 13h 2m | 12h 16m | 11h 28m | 10h 46m | 10h 25m |
Quetchehueca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Quetchehueca UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 |