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Monthly climate in La Planchada, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Planchada features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 269 mm (10.6 inches) and receives 83 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. La Planchada enjoys an average of 3656 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Planchada, Peru

The warmest months in La Planchada are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Planchada experiences 3 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 La Planchada. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(71°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Average high23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Average low20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		15°C
(60°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(62°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)
Minimum18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(62°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Planchada, Peru

La Planchada usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in La Planchada are February, March and April. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Planchada. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)25 (1.0)18 (0.7)11 (0.4)11 (0.4)19 (0.8)27 (1.1)33 (1.3)25 (1.0)29 (1.2)26 (1.0)21 (0.8)23 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)96225911910758

Monthly sunshine hours in La Planchada, Peru

The sunniest months in La Planchada are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day. Least sunny months in La Planchada: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Planchada. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours223256292297314297314330326343336323
Mean daily daylight hours12h 57m12h 36m12h 9m11h 41m11h 19m11h 9m11h 14m11h 34m12h 0m12h 27m12h 52m13h 4m

Solar UV radiation in La Planchada, Peru

La Planchada experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 La Planchada UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Planchada. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1615141310991113151515