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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Atico, Arequipa, Peru with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |