19 to 34°C
temperature
3037 hours
sunshine per day
472 mm
rain
269 days
dry
96 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Puna

Puna has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Puna is 27° degrees and there is about 473 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 254 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 19°C and 34°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 22°C
  • Rain: it rains 96 days and there is a total of approximately 472 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3037 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 19°C and 34°C
Warmest month: 34°C in January
Coldest month: 19°C in June
Night temperature: between 10°C and 22°C
Dry days: 269 days
Days with rain: 96 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 472 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3037 hours

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Puna.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Puna.

Climate table of Puna

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Puna. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Puna might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 34 33 29 26 22 19 19 23 26 28 30 33
Night temp. (°C) 22 22 19 17 14 11 10 12 14 17 18 21
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 82 66 44 22 20 10 6 9 17 54 69 73
Days with rain 11 10 10 8 7 4 5 3 6 10 10 12
Dry days 20 18 21 22 24 26 26 28 24 21 20 19
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 9 9 9 8 7 8 8 9 9 8 9 9
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
UV-index 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

Best time to visit Puna

The best time to visit Puna in Argentina is from March through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Puna is 34°C in January and the lowest is 19°C in June.

Climate of Puna by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Puna? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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