Climate
The warm semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) of Catamarca has an annual average of 20 °C with an average maximum temperature of 34 °C (93 °F) in summer with several days typically exceeding 43 °C (109 °F), and an average minimum of 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. Temperatures in the high mountains can drop down to −30 °C (−22 °F). The Valle (valley) receives relatively little rainfall from summer thunderstorms; most of the precipitation is received in the form of snow on the high mountain tops surrounding the city.
| Climate data for San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
28.00 (82.40) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.53 (68.95) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.08 (57.35) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 98.6 (3.882) |
82.6 (3.252) |
62.4 (2.457) |
25.4 (1) |
6.0 (0.236) |
3.2 (0.126) |
13.9 (0.547) |
5.7 (0.224) |
12.1 (0.476) |
29.0 (1.142) |
60.1 (2.366) |
59.9 (2.358) |
458.9 (18.067) |
| % humidity | 57 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 58.4 |
| Avg. rainy days | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | |||||||||||||
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