Tacna weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇪 Peru · seaside town · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Tacna is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and April close behind. Tacna averages about 2,892 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,892
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 48 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 15 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 286k
- Elevation
- 445 m
When is the best time to visit Tacna?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tacna is June, then July and April. The dullest month is September (77/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tacna?
Tacna gets a lot of sun: around 2,892 hours a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than September (77). It ranks #6 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Tacna — about 48 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 11 mm | 15 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 10 mm | 15 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 7 mm | 13 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 11 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 0 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 3 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 11 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 14 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Tacna by month
The sea off Tacna is warmest in February at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in July at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Arica Chile · 33 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Arequipa Peru · 235 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Iquique Chile · 276 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr
- La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 280 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 288 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Cochabamba Bolivia · 440 km · best in May · 3,159 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ilo Peru · 120 km · 2,919 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Tacna compares month by month: Tacna vs Santa Cruz · Tacna vs La Paz / El Alto · Tacna vs Arequipa · Tacna vs Cochabamba · all comparisons
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