Monthly climate in Yanaquihua, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yanaquihua features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 767 mm (30.2 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yanaquihua enjoys an average of 3773 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Yanaquihua, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Yanaquihua are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yanaquihua experiences 15 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 Yanaquihua, 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
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
Average high 20°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(51°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(51°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
9°C
(49°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
10°C
(51°F)
10°C
(51°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(50°F)
8°C
(47°F)
7°C
(45°F)
8°C
(46°F)
7°C
(44°F)
6°C
(43°F)
10°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
11°C
(51°F)
11°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yanaquihua, Arequipa, Peru §

Yanaquihua usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 25 rainy days and 220 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yanaquihua are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Yanaquihua, 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) 234 (9.2) 220 (8.6) 205 (8.1) 47 (1.8) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 39 (1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 26 27 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Yanaquihua, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Yanaquihua are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yanaquihua: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Yanaquihua, 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 233 260 290 300 328 318 333 342 337 351 343 334
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 16m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 27m 12h 50m 13h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Yanaquihua, Arequipa, Peru §

Yanaquihua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 18 - 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yanaquihua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yanaquihua, 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 18 17 16 13 10 12 13 15 17 18 18