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Monthly climate in Zapotal, Cajamarca, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zapotal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1956 mm (77.0 inches) and receives 281 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zapotal enjoys an average of 3469 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zapotal, Cajamarca, Peru §

The warmest months in Zapotal are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zapotal experiences 290 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 Zapotal, 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 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zapotal, Cajamarca, Peru §

Zapotal usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 27 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zapotal are June, September and October. On average, 131 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zapotal, 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) 155 (6.1) 139 (5.5) 224 (8.8) 230 (9.1) 178 (7.0) 139 (5.5) 162 (6.4) 145 (5.7) 116 (4.6) 137 (5.4) 156 (6.2) 176 (6.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 21 27 27 27 24 26 21 20 22 22 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Zapotal, Cajamarca, Peru §

The sunniest months in Zapotal are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zapotal: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zapotal, 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 216 262 262 277 305 295 310 322 315 311 288 301
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 22m 12h 15m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m 11h 49m 11h 55m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 21m 12h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Zapotal, Cajamarca, Peru §

Zapotal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Zapotal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zapotal, 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) 16 16 17 17 14 12 12 13 15 16 15 14