Monthly climate in Quilca, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Quilca features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 309 mm (12.2 inches) and receives 108 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Quilca enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Quilca, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Quilca are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Quilca 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 Quilca, 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 24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(66°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(66°F)
21°C
(69°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(64°F)
16°C
(62°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Quilca, Arequipa, Peru §

Quilca usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 15 rainy days and 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Quilca are February, March and April. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Quilca, 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) 24 (0.9) 16 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 22 (0.9) 31 (1.2) 39 (1.6) 32 (1.3) 35 (1.4) 29 (1.1) 22 (0.9) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 6 3 5 6 13 17 14 14 9 5 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Quilca, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Quilca are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Quilca: 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 Quilca, 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 268 298 332 319 325 306 320 332 330 352 350 357
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 18m 11h 7m 11h 13m 11h 33m 12h 0m 12h 28m 12h 53m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Quilca, Arequipa, Peru §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Quilca, 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) 15 15 14 12 10 8 9 11 12 14 15 15