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Monthly climate in Palca, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Palca, Peru

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Palca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum19°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 maximum18°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 high15°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 mean12°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 low10°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 minimum7°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)
Minimum7°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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Palca, Peru

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Palca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)192022300001249

Monthly sunshine hours in Palca, Peru

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Palca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours251272306322337319336347346365355342
Mean daily daylight hours13h 2m12h 39m12h 9m11h 39m11h 15m11h 3m11h 10m11h 31m11h 59m12h 29m12h 56m13h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Palca, Peru

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Palca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)181918151210111316181919