Monthly climate in San Cristobal, Junin, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Cristobal features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (37 °F) and 5 °C (41 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 13 °C (56 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1796 mm (70.7 inches) and receives 263 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Cristobal enjoys an average of 3476 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Cristobal, Junin, Peru §

The warmest months in San Cristobal are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 4 to 5 °C (40 - 41 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 3 °C (37 - 38 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Cristobal experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 157 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in San Cristobal, Junin, 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 13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(53°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(53°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(51°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(51°F)
12°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
12°C
(54°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(47°F)
9°C
(48°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(39°F)
3°C
(38°F)
2°C
(37°F)
3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(39°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)
1°C
(34°F)
1°C
(34°F)
0°C
(32°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-2°C
(29°F)
-3°C
(27°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
0°C
(32°F)
1°C
(34°F)
1°C
(34°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-4°C
(24°F)
-5°C
(24°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-6°C
(22°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-4°C
(26°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
-2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -6°C
(21°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-6°C
(22°F)
-5°C
(22°F)
-6°C
(21°F)
-5°C
(22°F)
-6°C
(21°F)
-6°C
(21°F)
-5°C
(22°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-3°C
(26°F)
-5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Cristobal, Junin, Peru §

San Cristobal usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 262 mm (10.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Cristobal are June, July and August. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Cristobal, Junin, 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) 219 (8.6) 255 (10.0) 294 (11.6) 146 (5.8) 91 (3.6) 32 (1.3) 26 (1.0) 45 (1.8) 99 (3.9) 156 (6.2) 197 (7.8) 236 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 25 21 8 9 12 23 27 27 28

Monthly sunshine hours in San Cristobal, Junin, Peru §

The sunniest months in San Cristobal are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Cristobal: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Cristobal, Junin, 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 205 233 245 291 328 317 334 339 322 310 275 272
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 42m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 33m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 38m 12h 47m

Solar UV radiation in San Cristobal, Junin, Peru §

San Cristobal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 20 - 22, 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 San Cristobal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Cristobal, Junin, 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) 22 20 21 18 15 13 14 15 18 19 20 20