Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palca features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 14 °C (57 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 579 mm (22.8 inches) and receives 80 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Palca enjoys an average of 3904 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Palca are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 14 °C (57 - 57 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (53 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean maximum | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Minimum | 7°C (44°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palca, Tacna, Peru with other places around the world.
Palca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 165 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Palca are May, June and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 187 (7.4) | 176 (6.9) | 132 (5.2) | 12 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 15 (0.6) | 42 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Palca are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Palca: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251 | 272 | 306 | 322 | 337 | 319 | 336 | 347 | 346 | 365 | 355 | 342 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 2m | 12h 39m | 12h 9m | 11h 39m | 11h 15m | 11h 3m | 11h 10m | 11h 31m | 11h 59m | 12h 29m | 12h 56m | 13h 9m |
Palca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, 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 Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palca UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |