Climate and Average Weather Year Round in La Cocha Argentina

In La Cocha, the wet season is warm and humid, the dry season is comfortable, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 89°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 98°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit La Cocha for warm-weather activities are from early March to early May and from mid September to mid November.

The hot season lasts for 4.3 months, from October 23 to March 1, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in La Cocha is January, with an average high of 88°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 16 to August 6, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in La Cocha is July, with an average low of 45°F and high of 67°F.

In La Cocha, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in La Cocha begins around July 11 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around December 12.

The clearest month of the year in La Cocha is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around December 12 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around July 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in La Cocha is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 5.3 months, from November 1 to April 11, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in La Cocha is January, with an average of 12.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.7 months, from April 11 to November 1. The month with the fewest wet days in La Cocha is August, with an average of 1.1 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 La Cocha is January, with an average of 12.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 40% on January 9.

Rainfall

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. La Cocha experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from September 17 to May 16, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in La Cocha is January, with an average rainfall of 4.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 16 to September 17. The month with the least rain in La Cocha is August, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in La Cocha varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 23 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:18 AM on December 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 56 minutes later at 8:13 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 6:34 PM on June 8, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 8:22 PM on January 10.

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

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.

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.

La Cocha experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 11 to April 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in La Cocha is January, with 16.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in La Cocha is July, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

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 La Cocha experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from August 31 to March 23, with average wind speeds of more than 6.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in La Cocha is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.3 months, from March 23 to August 31. The calmest month of the year in La Cocha is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in La Cocha is from the east throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in La Cocha 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 times of year to visit La Cocha for general outdoor tourist activities are from early March to early May and from mid September to mid November, with a peak score in the second week of April.

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 La Cocha for hot-weather activities is from early November to late March, with a peak score in the second week of December.

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in La Cocha over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 7, with a 68% chance.

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 La Cocha should appear around July 15, only rarely appearing before July 11 or after July 21.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 17 to February 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in La Cocha is December, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from April 27 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in La Cocha is June, with an average of 3.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of La Cocha are -27.777 deg latitude, -65.570 deg longitude, and 1,460 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of La Cocha contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 285 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,436 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,941 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,234 feet).

The area within 2 miles of La Cocha is covered by cropland (83%) and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (59%) and trees (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (41%) and shrubs (23%).