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Monthly climate in Huaraz, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huaraz features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (40 °F) and 6 °C (43 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 15 °C (60 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2132 mm (83.9 inches) and receives 289 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huaraz enjoys an average of 3533 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Huaraz, Peru §

The warmest months in Huaraz are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 6 °C (42 - 43 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 5 °C (40 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huaraz experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 96 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Huaraz, 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 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Huaraz, Peru §

Huaraz usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 262 mm (10.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huaraz are June, July and August. On average, 65 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Huaraz, 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) 206 (8.1) 236 (9.3) 284 (11.2) 186 (7.3) 136 (5.4) 71 (2.8) 45 (1.8) 78 (3.1) 153 (6.0) 235 (9.2) 234 (9.2) 267 (10.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 27 26 15 12 17 24 29 28 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Huaraz, Peru §

The sunniest months in Huaraz are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huaraz: 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 Huaraz, 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 34m 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 32m 12h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Huaraz, Peru §

Huaraz 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 Huaraz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Huaraz, 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