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Monthly climate in Viraco, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Viraco features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 11 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 792 mm (31.2 inches) and receives 161 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Viraco enjoys an average of 3842 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Viraco, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Viraco are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 11 °C (52 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (48 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Viraco experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Viraco, 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 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Viraco, Arequipa, Peru §

Viraco usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 26 rainy days and 154 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Viraco are June, July and August. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Viraco, 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) 154 (6.1) 152 (6.0) 158 (6.2) 86 (3.4) 42 (1.6) 17 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 6 (0.3) 25 (1.0) 41 (1.6) 32 (1.3) 65 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 29 22 12 5 3 2 7 10 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Viraco, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Viraco are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Viraco: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Viraco, 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 248 269 300 309 330 321 335 344 340 356 344 342
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 34m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 17m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Viraco, Arequipa, Peru §

Viraco 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 Viraco UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Viraco, 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 17 13 11 12 14 16 18 19 18