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Monthly climate in San Benito, Cajamarca, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Benito features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 579 mm (22.8 inches) and receives 117 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Benito enjoys an average of 3749 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Benito, Cajamarca, Peru §

The warmest months in San Benito are February, May and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Benito experiences 82 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 San Benito, Cajamarca, 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 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Benito, Cajamarca, Peru §

San Benito usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 20 rainy days and 120 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Benito are June, July and August. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Benito, Cajamarca, 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) 58 (2.3) 115 (4.5) 174 (6.9) 71 (2.8) 29 (1.1) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 25 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 60 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 17 27 18 9 2 3 1 2 7 4 13

Monthly sunshine hours in San Benito, Cajamarca, Peru §

The sunniest months in San Benito are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Benito: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Benito, Cajamarca, 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 255 291 286 304 329 321 336 338 319 331 315 318
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 28m 12h 19m 12h 7m 11h 55m 11h 45m 11h 41m 11h 43m 11h 51m 12h 3m 12h 15m 12h 26m 12h 31m

Solar UV radiation in San Benito, Cajamarca, Peru §

San Benito experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Benito UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Benito, Cajamarca, 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) 15 15 16 15 13 11 11 12 14 14 14 14