Monthly climate in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cajacay features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1736 mm (68.4 inches) and receives 261 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cajacay enjoys an average of 3661 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru §

The warmest months in Cajacay are August, September and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (54 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cajacay experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(64°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(55°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(49°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(49°F)
10°C
(50°F)
10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)
6°C
(42°F)
6°C
(44°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(43°F)
6°C
(43°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(42°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(44°F)
7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(39°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(39°F)
5°C
(42°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(42°F)
5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru §

Cajacay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 284 mm (11.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cajacay are June, July and August. On average, 34 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 257 (10.1) 258 (10.2) 337 (13.3) 210 (8.3) 113 (4.5) 38 (1.5) 29 (1.1) 37 (1.4) 87 (3.4) 119 (4.7) 96 (3.8) 155 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 27 27 12 10 9 23 24 20 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru §

The sunniest months in Cajacay are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cajacay: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221 255 263 303 333 322 336 338 325 335 318 306
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 38m 12h 24m 12h 7m 11h 50m 11h 37m 11h 30m 11h 34m 11h 46m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 34m 12h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Cajacay, Ancash, Peru §

Cajacay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cajacay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cajacay, Ancash, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 17 17 16 13 11 12 13 15 16 16 15