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Monthly climate in Tongos, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tongos features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (66 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1345 mm (52.9 inches) and receives 262 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tongos enjoys an average of 3419 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tongos, Peru

The warmest months in Tongos are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 10 °C (49 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (46 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tongos experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 6 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tongos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum17°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(62°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Mean maximum16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(60°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(58°F)		15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Average high13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean9°C
(49°F)		9°C
(49°F)		9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(48°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(46°F)		8°C
(46°F)		8°C
(47°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)
Average low6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(44°F)		6°C
(44°F)		5°C
(42°F)		4°C
(40°F)		4°C
(39°F)		3°C
(38°F)		3°C
(38°F)		5°C
(41°F)		5°C
(42°F)		6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum3°C
(38°F)		5°C
(41°F)		4°C
(40°F)		2°C
(36°F)		0°C
(33°F)		1°C
(34°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		2°C
(36°F)		1°C
(35°F)		3°C
(38°F)		4°C
(40°F)
Minimum-0°C
(31°F)		3°C
(37°F)		3°C
(37°F)		1°C
(34°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		1°C
(33°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		1°C
(33°F)		3°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tongos, Peru

Tongos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 194 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tongos are June, July and August. On average, 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tongos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)178 (7.0)215 (8.5)188 (7.4)93 (3.7)69 (2.7)36 (1.4)32 (1.3)47 (1.8)72 (2.8)105 (4.1)136 (5.3)175 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)252730242010101421262629

Monthly sunshine hours in Tongos, Peru

The sunniest months in Tongos are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 37 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tongos: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tongos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours209232256289315304326333318307262263
Mean daily daylight hours12h 44m12h 28m12h 8m11h 48m11h 31m11h 24m11h 28m11h 42m12h 1m12h 22m12h 40m12h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Tongos, Peru

Tongos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 20, 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 15. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tongos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tongos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)201919181512141517181918