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Monthly climate in Pucara, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pucara features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 7 °C (44 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (66 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1094 mm (43.1 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pucara enjoys an average of 3875 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 10 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pucara, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Pucara are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 4 °C (39 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pucara experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 157 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pucara, 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 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pucara, Arequipa, Peru §

Pucara usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pucara are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pucara, 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) 217 (8.5) 211 (8.3) 238 (9.4) 102 (4.0) 32 (1.3) 8 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 24 (0.9) 49 (1.9) 67 (2.6) 137 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 21 9 1 1 1 6 11 11 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Pucara, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Pucara are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pucara: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pucara, 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 249 269 297 313 334 324 337 347 344 361 348 346
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 56m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 20m 11h 10m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Pucara, Arequipa, Peru §

Pucara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pucara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pucara, 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) 19 19 18 16 13 11 12 14 16 18 19 19