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Monthly climate in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tapacocha features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 16 °C (60 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2358 mm (92.8 inches) and receives 317 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tapacocha enjoys an average of 3654 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru §

The warmest months in Tapacocha are May, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 8 °C (47 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, March and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (46 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tapacocha experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru.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 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Minimum 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru §

Tapacocha usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 28 rainy days and 311 mm (12.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tapacocha are June, July and August. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru.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) 276 (10.9) 289 (11.4) 368 (14.5) 240 (9.4) 146 (5.8) 79 (3.1) 88 (3.5) 82 (3.2) 184 (7.2) 192 (7.5) 170 (6.7) 244 (9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 26 27 31 28 28 23 23 18 28 29 27 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru §

The sunniest months in Tapacocha are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tapacocha: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru.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 220 251 259 304 336 324 339 341 329 333 314 300
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 37m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 37m 11h 31m 11h 35m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru §

Tapacocha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, 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 Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tapacocha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tapacocha, Ancash, Peru.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) 18 18 18 17 14 12 13 14 16 17 17 17