Chilecito weather in June

In June, Chilecito sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 171 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of June to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Chilecito's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilecito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
171 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:26 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Chilecito is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Founded
1715

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Chilecito reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27164
28164
29154
30154

Chilecito weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°34824.4013.74.8
Feb23° / 15°31420.40135.0
Mar22° / 14°36723.2012.24.8
Apr20° / 11°32219.90.211.35.0
May17° / 28818110.64.7
Jun16° / 17112.51.610.24.9
Jul15° / 13310.63.110.34.8
Aug17° / 14010.72.9115.7
Sep18° / 22414.11.911.85.8
Oct21° / 11°31019.60.312.75.3
Nov22° / 14°33421.6013.55.0
Dec24° / 15°29922.5013.85.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56535
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116832
126832
136832
146832
156931
166931
176931
187030
197030
207129
217129
227228
237228
247426
257426
267525
277624
287624
297624
307624

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Chilecito gets around 171 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1525
2515
3505
4495
5495
6484
7474
8464
9454
10444
11435
12435
13425
14425
15416
16416
17406
18406
19406
20397
21397
22397
23397
24387
25387
26387
27377
28377
29377
30377

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of June to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:196:36
210.38:206:36
310.38:206:35
410.28:216:35
510.28:216:35
610.28:226:35
710.28:226:35
810.28:236:35
910.28:236:35
1010.28:246:35
1110.28:246:34
1210.28:246:34
1310.28:256:34
1410.28:256:35
1510.28:266:35
1610.18:266:35
1710.18:266:35
1810.18:266:35
1910.18:276:35
2010.18:276:35
2110.18:276:35
2210.18:276:35
2310.18:286:36
2410.18:286:36
2510.18:286:36
2610.18:286:36
2710.18:286:37
2810.18:286:37
2910.18:296:37
3010.28:296:38

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Chilecito?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Chilecito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chilecito in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Chilecito sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chilecito in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chilecito peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 16Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chilecito?

Chilecito sits at 29.2°S, 67.5°W, 1,107 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is La Rioja, 68 km away.

AguilaresAlbardónVilla General San Martín

Topography around Chilecito

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chilecito.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilecito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 1,136 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,694 m.

The land around Chilecito is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
1,757 m
80 km
5,694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: La Rioja 68 km · Aimogasta 95 km · Belén 174 km · Catamarca 184 km · San Isidro 190 km · Aguilares 267 km · Albardón 272 km · Villa General San Martín 272 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chilecito (-29.1616°, -67.4993°, elevation 1,107 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).