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Monthly climate in Colcabamba, Ancash, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colcabamba features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 11 °C (51 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (66 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1780 mm (70.1 inches) and receives 300 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colcabamba enjoys an average of 3533 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Colcabamba, Ancash, Peru §

The warmest months in Colcabamba are May, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 11 °C (51 - 51 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in March, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (50 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Colcabamba 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 Colcabamba, 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 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Colcabamba, Ancash, Peru §

Colcabamba usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 217 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colcabamba are June, July and August. On average, 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Colcabamba, 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) 176 (6.9) 198 (7.8) 257 (10.1) 163 (6.4) 119 (4.7) 63 (2.5) 46 (1.8) 71 (2.8) 133 (5.2) 187 (7.4) 172 (6.8) 196 (7.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 29 28 16 15 17 27 30 27 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Colcabamba, Ancash, Peru §

The sunniest months in Colcabamba are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colcabamba: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Colcabamba, 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 210 238 245 295 333 323 339 340 326 317 284 277
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 52m 11h 39m 11h 33m 11h 36m 11h 47m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 32m 12h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Colcabamba, Ancash, Peru §

Colcabamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, 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 15. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Colcabamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Colcabamba, 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) 19 19 19 18 15 13 14 15 17 18 18 18