Salta
Climate

Salta

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Salta, Argentina (Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport) 1981–2010, extremes 1873–present

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

Record high °C (°F)	36.4 (97.5)	35.1 (95.2)	34.0 (93.2)	34.3 (93.7)	34.2 (93.6)	34.0 (93.2)	37.2 (99.0)	36.5 (97.7)	37.8 (100.0)	38.9 (102.0)	39.9 (103.8)	38.7 (101.7)	39.9 (103.8)

Average high °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	26.4 (79.5)	25.2 (77.4)	22.7 (72.9)	20.3 (68.5)	19.6 (67.3)	20.0 (68.0)	22.3 (72.1)	23.9 (75.0)	26.8 (80.2)	27.5 (81.5)	28.0 (82.4)	24.2 (75.6)

Daily mean °C (°F)	21.4 (70.5)	20.3 (68.5)	19.5 (67.1)	16.6 (61.9)	13.1 (55.6)	10.6 (51.1)	10.1 (50.2)	12.7 (54.9)	15.1 (59.2)	19.1 (66.4)	20.5 (68.9)	21.5 (70.7)	16.7 (62.1)

Average low °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	15.7 (60.3)	15.3 (59.5)	11.9 (53.4)	7.6 (45.7)	4.1 (39.4)	2.9 (37.2)	4.9 (40.8)	7.3 (45.1)	11.8 (53.2)	14.1 (57.4)	15.9 (60.6)	10.7 (51.3)

Record low °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	4.8 (40.6)	2.2 (36.0)	−1.5 (29.3)	−4.6 (23.7)	−7.5 (18.5)	−8.7 (16.3)	−9.4 (15.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.5 (34.7)	6.2 (43.2)	−9.4 (15.1)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	192.6 (7.58)	154.2 (6.07)	110.6 (4.35)	33.0 (1.30)	8.0 (0.31)	1.5 (0.06)	3.9 (0.15)	3.8 (0.15)	7.6 (0.30)	25.1 (0.99)	62.2 (2.45)	145.6 (5.73)	748.1 (29.45)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	16.3	14.8	14.2	7.9	3.9	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.7	5.7	9.5	14.0	94.8

Average relative humidity (%)	78.2	81.0	83.7	82.9	80.5	75.5	69.1	62.8	58.2	61.2	67.1	73.1	72.8

Mean monthly sunshine hours	164.3	134.4	105.4	117.0	136.4	120.0	173.6	195.3	162.0	182.9	171.0	164.3	1,826.6

Percent possible sunshine	39	37	28	33	40	37	52	56	45	47	43	39	41

Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (December record high), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)

Source #2: NOAA (sun 1961–1990), UNLP (June sun only)

Sentence(s)

In Salta, The highest recorded temperature was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) in November while the lowest recorded temperature was −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) in August.

final_sentence: In Salta, The highest recorded temperature was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) in November while the lowest recorded temperature was −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) in August.