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Monthly climate in Huanchay, Ancash, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huanchay features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 12 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (68 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1784 mm (70.2 inches) and receives 290 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huanchay enjoys an average of 3533 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Huanchay, Ancash, Peru §

The warmest months in Huanchay are May, June and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 12 °C (54 - 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 (53 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huanchay 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 Huanchay, 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
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°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
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Huanchay, Ancash, Peru §

Huanchay usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 255 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huanchay are June, July and August. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Huanchay, 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) 213 (8.4) 237 (9.3) 314 (12.4) 185 (7.3) 115 (4.5) 52 (2.0) 54 (2.1) 59 (2.3) 122 (4.8) 141 (5.6) 120 (4.7) 172 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 28 28 17 17 15 26 27 22 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Huanchay, Ancash, Peru §

The sunniest months in Huanchay are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huanchay: 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 Huanchay, 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 36m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 51m 11h 38m 11h 32m 11h 35m 11h 47m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 33m 12h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Huanchay, Ancash, Peru §

Huanchay 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 Huanchay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Huanchay, 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