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Monthly climate in Puerto Casma, Ancash, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Casma features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 59 mm (2.3 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Casma enjoys an average of 3863 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 Puerto Casma, Ancash, Peru §

The warmest months in Puerto Casma are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Casma experiences 9 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 Puerto Casma, 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 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Puerto Casma, Ancash, Peru §

Puerto Casma usually has the most precipitation in August, September and December, with an average of 0 rainy days and 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Casma are April, May and November. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Puerto Casma, 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) 3 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Casma, Ancash, Peru §

The sunniest months in Puerto Casma are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Casma: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Puerto Casma, 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 266 303 317 320 333 321 334 336 323 339 329 334
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 7m 11h 52m 11h 39m 11h 33m 11h 37m 11h 47m 12h 2m 12h 18m 12h 32m 12h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Casma, Ancash, Peru §

Puerto Casma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Puerto Casma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Casma, 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) 14 14 15 13 12 10 10 11 13 14 14 13