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Monthly climate in Huancavelica, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huancavelica features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (38 °F) and 6 °C (43 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 15 °C (60 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1617 mm (63.7 inches) and receives 263 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huancavelica enjoys an average of 3418 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Huancavelica, Peru §

The warmest months in Huancavelica are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 6 °C (42 - 43 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 4 °C (38 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huancavelica experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 126 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Huancavelica, 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 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Huancavelica, Peru §

Huancavelica usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 235 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huancavelica are June, July and August. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Huancavelica, 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) 209 (8.2) 254 (10.0) 242 (9.5) 114 (4.5) 78 (3.1) 34 (1.3) 32 (1.2) 55 (2.2) 97 (3.8) 139 (5.5) 162 (6.4) 201 (7.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 25 20 10 9 14 22 26 26 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Huancavelica, Peru §

The sunniest months in Huancavelica are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huancavelica: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Huancavelica, 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 209 225 251 287 319 309 329 335 320 308 265 256
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 45m 12h 29m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 30m 11h 22m 11h 26m 11h 41m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 41m 12h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Huancavelica, Peru §

Huancavelica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 22 - 23, 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 15. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Huancavelica UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Huancavelica, 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) 23 23 22 20 15 13 14 16 18 20 21 21