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Monthly climate in Tarucachi, Tacna, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tarucachi features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 10 °C (51 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 710 mm (28.0 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tarucachi enjoys an average of 3904 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tarucachi, Tacna, Peru §

The warmest months in Tarucachi are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 10 °C (50 - 51 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 8 °C (46 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tarucachi experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tarucachi, 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 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tarucachi, Tacna, Peru §

Tarucachi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 21 rainy days and 187 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tarucachi are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tarucachi, 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) 197 (7.8) 195 (7.7) 168 (6.6) 27 (1.1) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 23 (0.9) 61 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 21 24 8 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Tarucachi, Tacna, Peru §

The sunniest months in Tarucachi are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tarucachi: 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 Tarucachi, 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 251 272 306 322 337 319 336 347 346 365 355 342
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 1m 12h 38m 12h 9m 11h 40m 11h 16m 11h 4m 11h 11m 11h 31m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 55m 13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Tarucachi, Tacna, Peru §

Tarucachi 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 Tarucachi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tarucachi, 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) 18 19 18 15 12 10 11 13 16 18 19 19