Catamarca weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Catamarca is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with June and July close behind. Catamarca averages about 2,917 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,917
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 472 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 189k
- Elevation
- 465 m
When is the best time to visit Catamarca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Catamarca is August, then June and July. The dullest month is January (64/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Catamarca?
Catamarca gets a lot of sun: around 2,917 hours a year. August (96/100) is noticeably better than January (64). It ranks #17 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,741 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 53% of the annual 472 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 89 mm | 12 |
| February | 73 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 82 mm | 10 |
| March | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 61 mm | 9 |
| April | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 6 |
| May | 94 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 13 mm | 4 |
| June | 95 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 8 mm | 3 |
| July | 95 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| August | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 3 mm | 5 |
| September | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 15 mm | 7 |
| October | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 31 mm | 9 |
| November | 79 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 47 mm | 10 |
| December | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 80 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cordoba Argentina · 337 km · best in Aug · 2,919 h sun/yr
- Salta Argentina · 416 km · best in Jun · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Copiapo Chile · 516 km · best in Mar · 3,703 h sun/yr
- La Serena-Coquimbo Chile · 549 km · best in Jan · 2,601 h sun/yr
- Mendoza Argentina · 554 km · best in Sep · 3,504 h sun/yr
- Rosario Argentina · 674 km · best in Sep · 2,737 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Rioja Argentina · 134 km · 3,246 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Termas de Río Hondo Argentina · 146 km · 2,653 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Santiago del Estero Argentina · 169 km · 2,653 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina · 205 km · 2,970 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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