Monthly climate in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru §

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sitajara, Tacna, 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 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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru §

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sitajara, Tacna, 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) 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

Monthly sunshine hours in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru §

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sitajara, Tacna, 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 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

Solar UV radiation in Sitajara, Tacna, Peru §

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sitajara, Tacna, 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) 17 17 16 14 11 9 10 12 14 17 17 17