Monthly climate in Salamanca, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salamanca features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (64 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1237 mm (48.7 inches) and receives 190 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salamanca enjoys an average of 3807 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salamanca, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Salamanca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 7 °C (44 - 45 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 5 °C (39 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salamanca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 130 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salamanca, 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 16°C
(61°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(55°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
12°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(42°F)
5°C
(40°F)
4°C
(39°F)
4°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(44°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(45°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(37°F)
1°C
(34°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-3°C
(28°F)
-2°C
(29°F)
0°C
(32°F)
1°C
(34°F)
2°C
(36°F)
3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)
0°C
(32°F)
0°C
(33°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-3°C
(27°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
1°C
(33°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-5°C
(22°F)
-6°C
(22°F)
-6°C
(21°F)
-7°C
(20°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-4°C
(26°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-0°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salamanca, Arequipa, Peru §

Salamanca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 244 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salamanca are June, July and August. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salamanca, 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) 235 (9.3) 233 (9.2) 265 (10.4) 133 (5.2) 53 (2.1) 17 (0.7) 14 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 35 (1.4) 65 (2.6) 58 (2.3) 120 (4.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 28 30 26 14 5 4 2 9 13 12 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Salamanca, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Salamanca are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salamanca: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salamanca, 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 239 264 294 305 329 320 334 343 338 353 344 339
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 54m 12h 34m 12h 8m 11h 43m 11h 22m 11h 12m 11h 17m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Salamanca, Arequipa, Peru §

Salamanca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and November, 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 Salamanca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salamanca, 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 18