La Rioja
15 to 30°C
temperature
3428 hours
sunshine per day
486 mm
rain
239 days
dry
126 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of La Rioja

La Rioja has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for La Rioja is 45° degrees and there is about 192 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 200 days a year with an average humidity of 56% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 15°C and 30°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 21°C
  • Rain: it rains 126 days and there is a total of approximately 486 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3428 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 15°C and 30°C
Warmest month: 30°C in January
Coldest month: 15°C in July
Night temperature: between 6°C and 21°C
Dry days: 239 days
Days with rain: 126 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 486 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3428 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for La Rioja.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for La Rioja.

Climate table of La Rioja

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for La Rioja. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for La Rioja might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 86 84 79 73 65 60 59 66 71 77 82 85
Night temp. (°F) 69 67 62 58 51 45 43 47 52 58 64 68
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 47 35 18 9 4 2 1 1 4 11 25 35
Days with rain 19 18 15 13 7 2 3 2 6 9 14 18
Dry days 12 10 16 17 24 28 28 29 24 22 16 13
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 9
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 6 6

Best time to visit La Rioja

The best time to visit La Rioja in Argentina is from February through May and August through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in La Rioja is 86°F in January and the lowest is 59°F in July.

Climate of La Rioja by month

What is the average climate in a given month for La Rioja? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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