Monthly climate in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago de Lucanamarca features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (66 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1497 mm (58.9 inches) and receives 215 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago de Lucanamarca enjoys an average of 3537 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, Peru §

The warmest months in Santiago de Lucanamarca are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 9 °C (48 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago de Lucanamarca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 54 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, 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 18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(47°F)
8°C
(46°F)
7°C
(45°F)
6°C
(44°F)
6°C
(43°F)
7°C
(44°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(48°F)
Average low 5°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
3°C
(37°F)
1°C
(35°F)
1°C
(33°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
0°C
(33°F)
3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(39°F)
4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(35°F)
1°C
(35°F)
1°C
(34°F)
-4°C
(26°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-4°C
(24°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-3°C
(28°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)
-3°C
(27°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
-7°C
(20°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-8°C
(19°F)
-7°C
(20°F)
-8°C
(18°F)
-2°C
(29°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-4°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, Peru §

Santiago de Lucanamarca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 26 rainy days and 256 mm (10.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago de Lucanamarca are June, July and August. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, 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) 232 (9.1) 252 (9.9) 285 (11.2) 92 (3.6) 49 (1.9) 23 (0.9) 24 (0.9) 29 (1.1) 61 (2.4) 109 (4.3) 127 (5.0) 215 (8.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 30 19 13 6 6 8 17 22 20 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santiago de Lucanamarca are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago de Lucanamarca: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, 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 226 245 274 292 319 306 323 332 321 321 292 280
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 27m 11h 19m 11h 23m 11h 39m 12h 1m 12h 24m 12h 44m 12h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, Peru §

Santiago de Lucanamarca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March 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 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santiago de Lucanamarca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santiago de Lucanamarca, Ayacucho, 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 19 17 14 12 13 15 17 18 19 18