Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pocollay features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 225 mm (8.9 inches) and receives 37 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pocollay enjoys an average of 4004 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pocollay are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pocollay experiences 50 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 | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pocollay, Tacna, Peru with other places around the world.
Pocollay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 9 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pocollay are April, October and November. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 48 (1.9) | 35 (1.4) | 21 (0.8) | 6 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 9 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Pocollay are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pocollay: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 276 | 302 | 333 | 327 | 332 | 314 | 332 | 341 | 346 | 367 | 363 | 365 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 3m | 12h 39m | 12h 9m | 11h 39m | 11h 14m | 11h 3m | 11h 9m | 11h 30m | 11h 59m | 12h 30m | 12h 57m | 13h 10m |
Pocollay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pocollay UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |