Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sitajara features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 404 mm (15.9 inches) and receives 81 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sitajara enjoys an average of 3953 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sitajara are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 59 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sitajara 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 | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Average high | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average low | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean minimum | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Minimum | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru with other places around the world.
Sitajara usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 111 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sitajara are May, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 128 (5.0) | 117 (4.6) | 88 (3.5) | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) | 9 (0.3) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Sitajara are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sitajara: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 257 | 283 | 317 | 327 | 335 | 319 | 335 | 345 | 347 | 367 | 360 | 355 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 1m | 12h 38m | 12h 9m | 11h 40m | 11h 16m | 11h 5m | 11h 11m | 11h 32m | 11h 59m | 12h 29m | 12h 55m | 13h 8m |
Sitajara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 17, 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sitajara UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |