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Monthly climate in El Cardo, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cardo features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 140 mm (5.5 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. El Cardo enjoys an average of 3796 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Cardo, Peru

The warmest months in El Cardo are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cardo experiences 4 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 El Cardo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum25°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Average high23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)
Average low18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(58°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum17°C
(62°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(55°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(51°F)		10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)
Minimum15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(55°F)		11°C
(53°F)		10°C
(51°F)		9°C
(49°F)		9°C
(49°F)		10°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(55°F)		14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Cardo, Peru

El Cardo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and July, with an average of 5 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in El Cardo are April, May and November. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Cardo. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)26 (1.0)24 (1.0)11 (0.4)7 (0.3)8 (0.3)10 (0.4)12 (0.5)8 (0.3)10 (0.4)8 (0.3)7 (0.3)10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)772111101001

Monthly sunshine hours in El Cardo, Peru

The sunniest months in El Cardo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day. Least sunny months in El Cardo: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Cardo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours234264305309325311326338335354348342
Mean daily daylight hours12h 58m12h 36m12h 9m11h 41m11h 19m11h 8m11h 14m11h 33m12h 0m12h 28m12h 52m13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in El Cardo, Peru

El Cardo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July 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 El Cardo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Cardo. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)16161513119101214161616