Climate and average weather in San José de los Cerrillos
In San José de los Cerrillos, the summers are warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in San José de los Cerrillos typically varies from 4°C to 24°C, and is rarely below -1°C or above 29°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit San José de los Cerrillos for warm-weather activities is from late July to early November.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 24°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 4°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 216 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 27 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1344 mm
- 184 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.5–13.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- 24.9°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 33% cloud
San José de los Cerrillos weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late July to early November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in San José de los Cerrillos, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.7 months, from October 17 to March 9, with daily high temperatures above 23°C. The hottest month of the year in San José de los Cerrillos is January, with an average high of 24°C and low of 16°C.
The cool season lasts 2.9 months, from May 13 to August 9, with daily high temperatures below 18°C. The coldest month of the year in San José de los Cerrillos is July, with an average low of 4°C and high of 16°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 16 |
| Feb | 23 | 16 |
| Mar | 22 | 15 |
| Apr | 20 | 12 |
| May | 17 | 8 |
| Jun | 16 | 5 |
| Jul | 16 | 4 |
| Aug | 18 | 6 |
| Sep | 20 | 8 |
| Oct | 22 | 12 |
| Nov | 23 | 14 |
| Dec | 24 | 15 |
Average hourly temperature in San José de los Cerrillos
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 24°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 4°C.
San José de los Cerrillos weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° / 16° | 216 | 24.3 | 0 | 13.4 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 23° / 16° | 195 | 22.7 | 0 | 12.9 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 22° / 15° | 202 | 23.8 | 0 | 12.2 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 20° / 12° | 129 | 19.5 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 4.7 |
| May | 17° / 8° | 74 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 16° / 5° | 36 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 16° / 4° | 28 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 18° / 6° | 27 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 20° / 8° | 39 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 22° / 12° | 91 | 14 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 23° / 14° | 126 | 16.5 | 0 | 13.2 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 24° / 15° | 181 | 21.2 | 0 | 13.5 | 5.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
San José de los Cerrillos gets about 1344 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.3 months, from around Oct 28 to May 8, peaking in February at about 82% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 23.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 216 mm over about 24 wet days; August is the driest, with 27 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 78 | 80 | 77 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 44 | 55 | 69 |
| Rain days | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78 | 24 |
| Feb | 80 | 23 |
| Mar | 77 | 24 |
| Apr | 64 | 20 |
| May | 44 | 14 |
| Jun | 28 | 8 |
| Jul | 22 | 7 |
| Aug | 19 | 6 |
| Sep | 26 | 8 |
| Oct | 44 | 14 |
| Nov | 55 | 17 |
| Dec | 69 | 21 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, San José de los Cerrillos collects about 1344 mm of rain across 184 wet days — roughly 112 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 216 mm, while August is the driest at just 27 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 46% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 216 | 195 | 202 | 129 | 74 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 91 | 126 | 181 |
| Rain days | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 216 | 24 | 0 |
| Feb | 195 | 23 | 0 |
| Mar | 202 | 24 | 0 |
| Apr | 129 | 20 | 0 |
| May | 74 | 14 | 0 |
| Jun | 36 | 8 | 0 |
| Jul | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| Aug | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep | 39 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct | 91 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov | 126 | 17 | 0 |
| Dec | 181 | 21 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In San José de los Cerrillos, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 26 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around November 3. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 4 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around May 25. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 27 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 68 | 74 | 67 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Cloudier (%) | 73 | 75 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 51 | 61 | 70 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 73 |
| Feb | 25 | 75 |
| Mar | 22 | 78 |
| Apr | 28 | 72 |
| May | 39 | 61 |
| Jun | 56 | 44 |
| Jul | 68 | 32 |
| Aug | 74 | 26 |
| Sep | 67 | 33 |
| Oct | 49 | 51 |
| Nov | 39 | 61 |
| Dec | 30 | 70 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around June 3, only 10 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 3 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:50 | 7:11 | 7:26 | 7:40 | 7:54 | 8:08 | 8:10 | 7:52 | 7:21 | 6:49 | 6:30 | 6:32 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:13 | 8:03 | 7:37 | 7:05 | 6:42 | 6:36 | 6:45 | 7:00 | 7:12 | 7:25 | 7:44 | 8:04 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.4 | 6:50 | 8:13 |
| Feb | 12.9 | 7:11 | 8:03 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 7:26 | 7:37 |
| Apr | 11.4 | 7:40 | 7:05 |
| May | 10.8 | 7:54 | 6:42 |
| Jun | 10.5 | 8:08 | 6:36 |
| Jul | 10.6 | 8:10 | 6:45 |
| Aug | 11.1 | 7:52 | 7:00 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:21 | 7:12 |
| Oct | 12.6 | 6:49 | 7:25 |
| Nov | 13.2 | 6:30 | 7:44 |
| Dec | 13.5 | 6:32 | 8:04 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
San José de los Cerrillos averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 2 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.1 months, from around May 20 to Oct 22. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 19 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is January, down near 3 sunny days — about 86% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 3 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 5 | Gloomy |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 13 | Mixed |
| Jul | 18 | Bright |
| Aug | 20 | Bright |
| Sep | 16 | Bright |
| Oct | 11 | Mixed |
| Nov | 7 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 4 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In San José de los Cerrillos, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around November 26 to April 10. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 56% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 11 to November 25, and May is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 49 | 19 |
| Comfortable (%) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 43 |
| Humid (%) | 53 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 37 |
| Muggy (%) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 38 | 53 | 3 |
| Feb | 10 | 41 | 45 | 4 |
| Mar | 17 | 45 | 36 | 2 |
| Apr | 53 | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 90 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 78 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 49 | 40 | 11 | 0 |
| Dec | 19 | 43 | 37 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in San José de los Cerrillos is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 4 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 4 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Hazard calendar for San José de los Cerrillos
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
San José de los Cerrillos's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit San José de los Cerrillos
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San José de los Cerrillos throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late October, San José de los Cerrillos is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San José de los Cerrillos for general outdoor tourist activities is from late July to early November, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 | fair |
| Feb | 4.4 | fair |
| Mar | 4.4 | fair |
| Apr | 4.8 | fair |
| May | 5.1 | fair |
| Jun | 5.5 | good |
| Jul | 5.8 | good |
| Aug | 7.0 | good |
| Sep | 7.0 | good |
| Oct | 6.2 | good |
| Nov | 5.7 | good |
| Dec | 5.1 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San José de los Cerrillos for hot-weather activities is from early September to early February, with a peak score in the third week of November.
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).
What to pack for San José de los Cerrillos, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 24°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 16°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, San José de los Cerrillos sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in San José de los Cerrillos by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San José de los Cerrillos peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 15 | Extreme |
| Dec | 16 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in San José de los Cerrillos
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9.5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 9.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 9 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 7 | 4.5 |
| May | 6 | 3 |
| Jun | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 5 | 0 |
| Aug | 6.5 | 4 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 7 |
| Dec | 9.5 | 7.5 |
Growing season
San José de los Cerrillos is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about July 29 to July 11 (348 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 96 | 0 |
| Jul | 90 | 18 |
| Aug | 97 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. San José de los Cerrillos banks about 2,085 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 313 | 260 | 255 | 175 | 88 | 25 | 3 | 60 | 131 | 219 | 254 | 301 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 313 |
| Feb | 260 |
| Mar | 255 |
| Apr | 175 |
| May | 88 |
| Jun | 25 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 60 |
| Sep | 131 |
| Oct | 219 |
| Nov | 254 |
| Dec | 301 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
San José de los Cerrillos receives about 4.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 6.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.4 months, from around Aug 17 to Feb 27. The brightest month is December, averaging about 6.0 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is May, down near 3.6 kWh/m² — roughly 40% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.2 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.9 | Moderate |
| May | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.0 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.9 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.0 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.0 | Intense |
Where is San José de los Cerrillos?
San José de los Cerrillos sits at 24.9°S, 65.5°W, 1,219 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salta, 12 km away.
Topography around San José de los Cerrillos
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San José de los Cerrillos.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San José de los Cerrillos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 1,256 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,161 m.
The land around San José de los Cerrillos is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (20%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 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
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 San José de los Cerrillos (-24.8971°, -65.4844°, elevation 1,219 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).