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Monthly climate in Tacna, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tacna 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.Tacna 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.

Monthly average temperatures in Tacna, Peru §

The warmest months in Tacna 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, Tacna experiences 50 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 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 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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tacna, Peru §

Tacna 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 Tacna are April, October and November. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 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

Monthly sunshine hours in Tacna, Peru §

The sunniest months in Tacna are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tacna: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

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

Solar UV radiation in Tacna, Peru §

Tacna 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 Tacna UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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) 16 16 14 12 10 8 9 11 13 15 16 16