Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Pedregal features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 172 mm (6.8 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Pedregal enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Pedregal are March, April and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (66 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Pedregal experiences 42 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 | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average low | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Pedregal, Arequipa, Peru with other places around the world.
El Pedregal usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 10 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Pedregal are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 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) | 67 (2.6) | 54 (2.1) | 30 (1.2) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The sunniest months in El Pedregal are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Pedregal: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244 | 274 | 314 | 316 | 331 | 317 | 331 | 341 | 339 | 359 | 351 | 353 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 57m | 12h 36m | 12h 9m | 11h 41m | 11h 19m | 11h 9m | 11h 14m | 11h 34m | 12h 0m | 12h 27m | 12h 52m | 13h 4m |
El Pedregal 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 El Pedregal UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |