La Rinconada climate — normals and trends
La Rinconada (Peru) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 1,209 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (3.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
La Rinconada averages 314 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.
La Rinconada has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 354 to 274 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 15.9 °C (on 18 March 1998) and the coldest -15.1 °C (on 13 June 1991).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
La RinconadaPuno
- coords
- -14.63°, -69.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.3°C
Average daily high
8.2°C
Average daily low
-2.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,209mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
314 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
243 d/yr
Annual snowfall
329.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
15.9 °C
18 March 1998
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
13 June 1991
Wettest day
104 mm
6 February 1998
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
11 August 1949
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
11 September 1940
Hottest feels-like
18.3 °C
18 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
-19.7 °C
13 June 1991
Snowiest day
31.0 cm
22 January 1982
Sunniest day
12.9 h
13 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 182 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 188 mm | +40 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 86 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 48 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 8.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 9.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 9.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 32 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 9.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 59 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 9.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 138 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 141 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 167 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Rinconada?
La Rinconada has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 1,209 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Rinconada?
The hottest day measured in La Rinconada between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1998, reaching 15.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Rinconada?
The coldest day measured in La Rinconada between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1991, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in La Rinconada?
Yes. La Rinconada gets on average 329.6 cm of snow per year and has around 314 frost days.
Has the climate of La Rinconada warmed?
Yes: La Rinconada warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Rinconada?
The wettest day measured in La Rinconada between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1998, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Rinconada?
The windiest day measured in La Rinconada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1949, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Rinconada?
The warmest month in La Rinconada is November (3.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in La Rinconada?
La Rinconada receives on average 1,209 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Rinconada?
La Rinconada gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Rinconada?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Rinconada between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1982, with 31.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Rinconada?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Rinconada.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Rinconada?
In La Rinconada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 18.3 °C on 18 March 1998, and the lowest was -19.7 °C on 13 June 1991.
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