Climate of Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Sierra Nevada is 12° degrees and there is about 129 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 241 days a year with an average humidity of 63% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 3°C and 21°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -1°C and 9°C
- Rain: it rains 88 days and there is a total of approximately 128 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 21 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3297 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 3°C and 21°C |
Warmest month: | 21°C in January |
Coldest month: | 3°C in July |
Night temperature: | between -1°C and 9°C |
Dry days: | 256 days |
Days with rain: | 88 days |
Days with snow: | 21 days |
Total rain sum: | 128 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3297 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sierra Nevada.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sierra Nevada.
Climate table of Sierra Nevada
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sierra Nevada. 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 Sierra Nevada might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
Night temp. (°C) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Days with rain | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Days with snow | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Dry days | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Best time to visit Sierra Nevada
The best time to visit Sierra Nevada in Argentina is from January and February and December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sierra Nevada is 21°C in January and the lowest is 3°C in July.
Climate of Sierra Nevada by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Sierra Nevada? 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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