Monthly climate in Atico, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atico features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (58 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 237 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atico enjoys an average of 3685 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 3 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Atico, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Atico are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (58 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Atico 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 Atico, Arequipa, 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 25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(69°F)
22°C
(73°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(60°F)
17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(55°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
14°C
(58°F)
12°C
(55°F)
11°C
(53°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(51°F)
11°C
(52°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(57°F)
12°C
(54°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(51°F)
10°C
(51°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Atico, Arequipa, Peru §

Atico usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atico are March, April and May. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Atico, Arequipa, 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) 38 (1.5) 33 (1.3) 14 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 19 (0.7) 21 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 18 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 10 4 2 3 4 5 2 4 3 3 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Atico, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Atico are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atico: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Atico, Arequipa, 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 250 281 316 303 311 288 302 322 318 334 330 324
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 57m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 20m 11h 9m 11h 15m 11h 34m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 51m 13h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Atico, Arequipa, Peru §

Atico experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Atico UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Atico, Arequipa, 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) 15 14 14 12 10 8 9 10 12 14 15 14