Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Arirahua features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 767 mm (30.2 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Arirahua enjoys an average of 3773 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Arirahua are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Arirahua experiences 15 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 | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average high | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (57°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
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Arirahua usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 25 rainy days and 220 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Arirahua are June, August and September. On average, 1 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) | 234 (9.2) | 220 (8.6) | 205 (8.1) | 47 (1.8) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 39 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Arirahua are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Arirahua: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233 | 260 | 290 | 300 | 328 | 318 | 333 | 342 | 337 | 351 | 343 | 334 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 55m | 12h 35m | 12h 9m | 11h 42m | 11h 21m | 11h 11m | 11h 16m | 11h 35m | 12h 0m | 12h 27m | 12h 50m | 13h 2m |
Arirahua 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Arirahua 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 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |