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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tupungato Argentina

In Tupungato, the summers are warm and mostly clear, the winters are cold and partly cloudy, and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 83°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 89°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Tupungato for warm-weather activities is from mid November to mid March.

Climate in Tupungato

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Tupungato weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 19 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Tupungato is January, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from May 18 to August 22, with an average daily high temperature below 60°F. The coldest month of the year in Tupungato is July, with an average low of 36°F and high of 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Tupungato

Average High and Low Temperature in TupungatowarmwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1655°FJul 1655°FJan 683°FJan 683°F36°F36°F61°F61°FNov 1977°FNov 1977°FMar 1377°FMar 1377°FMay 1860°FMay 1860°FAug 2260°FAug 2260°F55°F55°F57°F57°F43°F43°F41°F41°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 82°F80°F76°F68°F61°F56°F55°F59°F64°F70°F76°F81°F
Temp. 72°F69°F66°F58°F51°F46°F44°F49°F53°F60°F65°F70°F
Low 61°F59°F56°F50°F43°F38°F36°F40°F45°F50°F55°F59°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Tupungato

Average Hourly Temperature in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Clare, Australia (7,464 miles away) and Tumut, Australia (7,120 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Tupungato (view comparison).

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In Tupungato, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Tupungato begins around September 5 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around April 24.

The clearest month of the year in Tupungato is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 24 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around September 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tupungato is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 41% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Tupungato

Cloud Cover Categories in TupungatoclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 987%Dec 987%May 2855%May 2855%Sep 571%Sep 571%Apr 2472%Apr 2472%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 15%15%16%25%40%41%35%30%28%23%17%14%
Clearer 85%85%84%75%60%59%65%70%72%77%83%86%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Tupungato varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.9 months, from December 18 to March 14, with a greater than 13% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tupungato is January, with an average of 5.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.1 months, from March 14 to December 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Tupungato is July, with an average of 2.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Tupungato is January, with an average of 5.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 20% on January 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Tupungato

Daily Chance of Precipitation in TupungatowetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1220%Jan 1220%Aug 107%Aug 107%Dec 1813%Dec 1813%Mar 1413%Mar 1413%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 5.7d5.1d4.0d2.8d2.8d2.7d2.5d2.5d2.7d2.6d3.0d4.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Tupungato experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from October 13 to July 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Tupungato is February, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from July 13 to October 13. The month with the least rain in Tupungato is September, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Tupungato

Average Monthly Rainfall in TupungatorainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inFeb 161.1 inFeb 161.1 inAug 40.4 inAug 40.4 inMay 310.6 inMay 310.6 inNov 300.6 inNov 300.6 inSep 290.5 inSep 290.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.0″1.1″0.8″0.5″0.5″0.6″0.5″0.5″0.5″0.5″0.6″0.7″

The length of the day in Tupungato varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 56 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Tupungato

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2214 hr, 22 minDec 2114 hr, 22 minDec 2112 hr, 9 minMar 2012 hr, 9 minMar 209 hr, 56 minJun 209 hr, 56 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 14.1h13.3h12.3h11.2h10.4h10.0h10.2h10.9h11.9h12.9h13.9h14.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:19 AM on December 4, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 22 minutes later at 8:41 AM on June 29. The earliest sunset is at 6:35 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 15 minutes later at 8:50 PM on January 8.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Tupungato during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Tupungato

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 46:19 AMDec 46:19 AM8:50 PMJan 88:50 PMJan 8Jun 116:35 PMJun 116:35 PM8:41 AMJun 298:41 AMJun 29daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Tupungato

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040405050506060700000101010102020202030303030404040505060703380NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Tupungato

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Tupungato, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Tupungato

Humidity Comfort Levels in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 50%Aug 50%Mar 60%Mar 60%NowNowcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Tupungato experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from July 26 to March 20, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tupungato is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.2 months, from March 20 to July 26. The calmest month of the year in Tupungato is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Tupungato

Average Wind Speed in TupungatowindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphJan 66.3 mphJan 66.3 mphMay 14.9 mphMay 14.9 mphJul 265.6 mphJul 265.6 mphMar 205.6 mphMar 205.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.36.25.75.15.15.75.75.75.85.96.16.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Tupungato varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 4.3 months, from April 29 to September 7, with a peak percentage of 53% on June 16. The wind is most often from the east for 7.7 months, from September 7 to April 29, with a peak percentage of 53% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Tupungato

Wind Direction in TupungatoEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastsouthnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tupungato throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tupungato for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of December.

Tourism Score in Tupungato

Tourism Score in Tupungatobest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.18.11.61.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tupungato for hot-weather activities is from early December to early February, with a peak score in the last week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Tupungato

Beach/Pool Score in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.80.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Tupungato typically lasts for 9.2 months (278 days), from around August 29 to around June 3, rarely starting before August 4 or after September 24, and rarely ending before May 7 or after June 27.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Tupungato

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Tupungatogrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Aug 2950%Aug 2950%Jun 350%Jun 390%Sep 2490%Sep 2490%May 790%May 710%Aug 410%Aug 410%Jun 2710%Jun 272%Jul 152%Jul 15Jan 16100%Jan 16100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Tupungato should appear around August 17, only rarely appearing before August 6 or after August 30.

Growing Degree Days in Tupungato

Growing Degree Days in TupungatoJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°FAug 1790°FAug 1790°FNov 18900°FNov 18900°FJun 303,856°FJun 303,856°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 25 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tupungato is December, with an average of 9.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from April 30 to August 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tupungato is June, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Tupungato

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in TupungatobrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWh11 kWh11 kWhDec 69.0 kWhDec 69.0 kWhJun 223.2 kWhJun 223.2 kWhOct 257.8 kWhOct 257.8 kWhFeb 137.8 kWhFeb 137.8 kWhApr 304.3 kWhApr 304.3 kWhAug 104.3 kWhAug 104.3 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 8.57.76.55.13.73.23.54.65.97.48.69.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tupungato are -33.371 deg latitude, -69.148 deg longitude, and 3,533 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tupungato contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 423 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,553 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,684 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (19,521 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tupungato is covered by grassland (29%), trees (23%), shrubs (23%), and cropland (21%), within 10 miles by shrubs (40%) and grassland (25%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (22%) and bare soil (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Tupungato, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Tupungato.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Tupungato according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Tupungato is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Tupungato and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Tupungato and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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