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Monthly climate in Ayacucho, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ayacucho features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 11 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 22 °C (71 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1105 mm (43.5 inches) and receives 213 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ayacucho enjoys an average of 3460 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ayacucho, Peru §

The warmest months in Ayacucho are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 11 °C (52 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ayacucho experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ayacucho, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)
Minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ayacucho, Peru §

Ayacucho usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 26 rainy days and 185 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ayacucho are June, July and August. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ayacucho, 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) 170 (6.7) 201 (7.9) 186 (7.3) 70 (2.8) 37 (1.5) 20 (0.8) 16 (0.6) 24 (1.0) 43 (1.7) 76 (3.0) 105 (4.1) 157 (6.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 26 30 21 12 5 4 7 14 20 23 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Ayacucho, Peru §

The sunniest months in Ayacucho are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ayacucho: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ayacucho, 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 219 241 268 285 316 301 320 330 317 315 276 268
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 47m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 29m 11h 20m 11h 25m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 42m 12h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Ayacucho, Peru §

Ayacucho 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 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ayacucho UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ayacucho, 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 17 14 12 13 15 16 18 18 18