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Last and first frost dates in Tacna

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Tacna had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Tacna

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of July
10 °Calready in the first week of July
15 °Calready in the first week of July
18 °Calready in the first week of July

Frost dates near Tacna

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Puno (6 October) and latest in La Paz (21 October).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Arica47 km——
Arequipa229 km——
Iquique239 km——
Puno248 km6 October25 April
La Paz282 km21 October20 April

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Tacna

Within 15 km of Tacna OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 plant nursery and 40 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado San Francisco, 2 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Tacna by month

Average weather in Tacna over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: October–May (20.8–26.7 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 10.2 °C. About 55 mm of rain falls in a year, on 11 days; February is the wettest month (16 mm) and April the driest (1 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January25.617144
February26.718163
March25.81762
April23.514.610
May20.812.610
June18.811.320
July18.110.320
August18.410.220
September19.410.610
October20.811.610
November22.413.120
December241572

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).