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Monthly climate in Los Medanos, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Los Medanos features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 20 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 620 mm (24.4 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Los Medanos enjoys an average of 3888 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Los Medanos, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Los Medanos are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Los Medanos experiences 80 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 Los Medanos, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Los Medanos, Arequipa, Peru §

Los Medanos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 190 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Los Medanos are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Los Medanos, 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) 204 (8.0) 197 (7.8) 169 (6.7) 20 (0.8) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 24 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Los Medanos, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Los Medanos are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Los Medanos: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Los Medanos, 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 249 272 305 316 333 322 334 345 342 361 352 351
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 8m 11h 14m 11h 34m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 52m 13h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Los Medanos, Arequipa, Peru §

Los Medanos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Los Medanos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Los Medanos, 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) 18 17 17 15 12 10 11 13 15 17 18 17