La Rinconada weather in June

In June, La Rinconada sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is La Rinconada's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rinconada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

La Rinconada is town in Peru, considered highest elevated human settlement in the world.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical June day in La Rinconada reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-4
29-4
39-4
49-4
59-4
69-4
78-4
88-4
98-4
108-4
118-4
128-4
138-4
148-4
158-4
168-4
178-4
188-4
198-4
208-4
218-4
228-4
238-4
248-4
258-4
268-4
278-5
288-5
298-5
308-5

How June really feels in La Rinconada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

La Rinconada weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°20129.117.212.80.9
Feb / -0°18526.315.312.50.9
Mar / -1°13927.611.912.11.1
Apr / -1°77216.811.71.4
May / -3°3512.12.911.31.7
Jun / -4°186.22.311.21.7
Jul / -5°196.83.111.21.6
Aug / -5°3211.14.311.51.6
Sep / -3°5918.47.711.91.4
Oct / -2°10222.910.112.31.4
Nov10° / -1°11622.79.212.71.5
Dec / -0°18427.814.212.91.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66832
76832
86832
96931
107030
117030
127129
137129
147228
157228
167327
177327
187426
197426
207525
217525
227525
237624
247525
257525
267525
277525
287624
297525
307525

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

La Rinconada gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1237
2237
3228
4228
5228
6218
7218
8218
9218
10208
11208
12208
13208
14208
15208
16208
17207
18207
19207
20207
21207
22217
23217
24218
25228
26228
27229
28229
29239
302310

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.

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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 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 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 5:59 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.25:595:11
211.26:005:11
311.26:005:11
411.26:005:11
511.26:015:11
611.26:015:11
711.26:015:11
811.26:025:11
911.26:025:11
1011.26:025:12
1111.26:025:12
1211.16:035:12
1311.16:035:12
1411.16:035:12
1511.16:045:12
1611.16:045:12
1711.16:045:12
1811.16:045:13
1911.16:055:13
2011.16:055:13
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2211.16:055:13
2311.16:055:14
2411.16:065:14
2511.16:065:14
2611.16:065:14
2711.16:065:14
2811.16:065:15
2911.16:075:15
3011.16:075:15

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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215.0Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for La Rinconada

In seasonPeak

None of La Rinconada's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

La Rinconada's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit La Rinconada?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Rinconada.

What to pack for La Rinconada in June

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

In June, La Rinconada sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in La Rinconada in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Rinconada peaks around January 23 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJan 23UV 20Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan20Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov18Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Rinconada?

La Rinconada sits at 14.6°S, 69.4°W, 5,022 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 119 km away.

San MiguelJuliacaAyaviriPunoSorataIsla del SolIlaveCopacabana

Topography around La Rinconada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rinconada has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m around an average of 4,993 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around La Rinconada is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,196 m
16 km
2,375 m
80 km
5,196 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
June weather nearby: San Miguel 119 km · Juliaca 122 km · Ayaviri 126 km · Puno 148 km · Sorata 153 km · Isla del Sol 159 km · Ilave 163 km · Copacabana 176 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 La Rinconada (-14.6313°, -69.4464°, elevation 5,022 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).