Peru Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
Peru Climatic Classifications
Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bwh | Subtropical desert | Arid | 5 | El Callao Lambayeque Lima Piura Tacna |
Et | Tundra | Polar | 5 | Ancash Apurímac Huancavelica Junín Puno |
Af | Tropical rainforest | Tropical | 3 | Loreto Madre de Dios San Martín |
Bwk | Mid-latitude desert | Arid | 3 | Arequipa Ica Moquegua |
Aw | Tropical wet and dry or savanna | Tropical | 2 | Amazonas Pasco |
Bsk | Mid-latitude steppe | Arid | 2 | Cajamarca La Libertad |
Cfb | Marine west coast, warm summer | Temperate | 2 | Cusco Huánuco |
Am | Tropical monsoon | Tropical | 1 | Ucayali |
Bsh | Subtropical steppe | Arid | 1 | Tumbes |
Cwb | Temperate highland tropical climate with dry winters | Temperate | 1 | Ayacucho |
Summary: Most regions (5) in Peru lie in the Subtropical desert climate zone (Köppen: Bwh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 28.4°C (83.12°F) in Ucayali to a low of 7.28°C (45.1°F) in Huancavelica.
Climate Peru: Weather By Month
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record high °C (°F) | 31.63(88.93) | 32.12(89.82) | 32.18(89.92) | 31.76(89.17) | 32.11(89.8) | 32.02(89.64) | 32.65(90.77) | 34.98(94.96) | 36.09(96.96) | 34.67(94.41) | 33.63(92.53) | 31.85(89.33) | 36.09(96.96) |
Average high °C (°F) | 21.14(70.05) | 21.21(70.18) | 21.44(70.59) | 21.36(70.45) | 21.06(69.91) | 20.38(68.68) | 20.11(68.2) | 20.79(69.42) | 21.15(70.07) | 21.12(70.02) | 21.34(70.41) | 20.75(69.35) | 20.99(69.78) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.08(64.54) | 18.25(64.85) | 18.38(65.08) | 18.09(64.56) | 17.61(63.7) | 16.7(62.06) | 16.3(61.34) | 16.95(62.51) | 17.63(63.73) | 17.78(64.0) | 18.08(64.54) | 17.77(63.99) | 17.63(63.73) |
Average low °C (°F) | 13.27(55.89) | 13.8(56.84) | 13.65(56.57) | 12.88(55.18) | 11.96(53.53) | 10.88(51.58) | 10.25(50.45) | 10.6(51.08) | 11.56(52.81) | 12.01(53.62) | 12.42(54.36) | 12.81(55.06) | 12.17(53.91) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.84(37.11) | 3.04(37.47) | 2.13(35.83) | 0.46(32.83) | -0.75(30.65) | -1.62(29.08) | -1.87(28.63) | -1.13(29.97) | 1.03(33.85) | 2.15(35.87) | 2.92(37.26) | 3.31(37.96) | -1.87(28.63) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 194.09(7.64) | 228.72(9.0) | 205.46(8.09) | 123.82(4.87) | 75.68(2.98) | 40.18(1.58) | 35.37(1.39) | 37.07(1.46) | 70.84(2.79) | 128.39(5.05) | 135.04(5.32) | 183.82(7.24) | 121.54(4.79) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19.66 | 20.07 | 19.96 | 15.09 | 10.95 | 7.02 | 6.27 | 6.64 | 10.73 | 14.77 | 14.73 | 17.41 | 13.61 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76.82 | 78.57 | 78.24 | 76.27 | 72.95 | 70.87 | 68.21 | 65.67 | 67.2 | 69.52 | 71.12 | 75.19 | 72.55 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 11.65 | 10.98 | 10.69 | 10.28 | 9.59 | 9.25 | 9.48 | 10.4 | 11.19 | 11.61 | 11.92 | 12.04 | 10.76 |
Peru Climate Graph
Peru’s Cities by Temperature
Peru’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
Ucayali |
|
28.4°C | 83.12°F |
Loreto |
|
27.42°C | 81.36°F |
Madre de Dios |
|
26.69°C | 80.04°F |
San Martín |
|
26.5°C | 79.7°F |
Piura |
|
25.92°C | 78.66°F |
Tumbes |
|
24.63°C | 76.33°F |
Pasco |
|
22.72°C | 72.9°F |
Lambayeque |
|
21.74°C | 71.13°F |
Amazonas |
|
21.61°C | 70.9°F |
El Callao |
|
21.28°C | 70.3°F |
Lima |
|
20.82°C | 69.48°F |
Ica |
|
20.11°C | 68.2°F |
Tacna |
|
17.88°C | 64.18°F |
Moquegua |
|
16.14°C | 61.05°F |
Arequipa |
|
15.28°C | 59.5°F |
La Libertad |
|
12.8°C | 55.04°F |
Cajamarca |
|
12.13°C | 53.83°F |
Apurímac |
|
11.29°C | 52.32°F |
Cusco |
|
10.86°C | 51.55°F |
Huánuco |
|
10.74°C | 51.33°F |
Ayacucho |
|
10.68°C | 51.22°F |
Puno |
|
10.01°C | 50.02°F |
Ancash |
|
9.33°C | 48.79°F |
Junín |
|
8.59°C | 47.46°F |
Huancavelica |
|
7.28°C | 45.1°F |
Popular places in Peru
- Ipal Cusco
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- Munani Puno
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- Juan Guerra San Martín
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