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Monthly climate in Puquina, Moquegua, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puquina features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (68 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 932 mm (36.7 inches) and receives 145 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puquina enjoys an average of 3842 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Puquina, Moquegua, Peru §

The warmest months in Puquina are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 10 °C (49 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (45 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puquina experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Puquina, Moquegua, 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 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puquina, Moquegua, Peru §

Puquina usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 26 rainy days and 212 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puquina are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puquina, Moquegua, 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) 208 (8.2) 215 (8.5) 213 (8.4) 83 (3.3) 24 (1.0) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 14 (0.5) 37 (1.4) 37 (1.5) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 29 18 6 1 1 0 4 8 9 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Puquina, Moquegua, Peru §

The sunniest months in Puquina are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puquina: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puquina, Moquegua, 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 243 262 291 310 332 322 337 347 341 360 349 341
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 8m 11h 14m 11h 33m 12h 0m 12h 28m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Puquina, Moquegua, Peru §

Puquina experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 18 - 19, 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 Puquina UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puquina, Moquegua, 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 19 18 16 13 10 12 14 16 18 18 19