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Monthly climate in San Marcos, Cajamarca, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Marcos features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1926 mm (75.8 inches) and receives 224 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Marcos enjoys an average of 3369 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 Marcos, Cajamarca, Peru §

The warmest months in San Marcos are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (53 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Marcos experiences 0 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 Marcos, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Marcos, Cajamarca, Peru §

San Marcos usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 280 mm (11.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Marcos are June, July and August. On average, 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Marcos, 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) 192 (7.5) 245 (9.6) 335 (13.2) 185 (7.3) 103 (4.0) 48 (1.9) 28 (1.1) 42 (1.7) 77 (3.0) 194 (7.6) 219 (8.6) 259 (10.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 24 29 23 19 9 6 8 12 23 23 26

Monthly sunshine hours in San Marcos, Cajamarca, Peru §

The sunniest months in San Marcos are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Marcos: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Marcos, 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 214 237 227 263 313 313 333 335 310 285 265 268
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 28m 12h 19m 12h 7m 11h 55m 11h 46m 11h 41m 11h 44m 11h 52m 12h 3m 12h 15m 12h 26m 12h 31m

Solar UV radiation in San Marcos, Cajamarca, Peru §

San Marcos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 18 - 19, 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 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Marcos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Marcos, 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) 17 18 19 18 15 13 14 14 17 18 16 16