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Monthly climate in Atiquipa, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atiquipa features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (58 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (72 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 384 mm (15.1 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atiquipa enjoys an average of 3895 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Atiquipa, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Atiquipa are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °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, Atiquipa 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 Atiquipa, 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 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Atiquipa, Arequipa, Peru §

Atiquipa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atiquipa are April, August and October. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Atiquipa, 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) 60 (2.4) 61 (2.4) 26 (1.0) 17 (0.7) 27 (1.0) 31 (1.2) 31 (1.2) 22 (0.9) 25 (1.0) 23 (0.9) 27 (1.1) 34 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 16 7 6 9 11 12 7 9 7 9 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Atiquipa, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Atiquipa are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atiquipa: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Atiquipa, 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 264 295 325 317 330 313 326 338 331 353 346 351
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Atiquipa, Arequipa, Peru §

Atiquipa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Atiquipa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Atiquipa, 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) 16 15 15 13 11 9 10 12 14 15 16 16