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Monthly climate in El Carmen, Ica, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Carmen features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 266 mm (10.5 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Carmen enjoys an average of 3899 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Carmen, Ica, Peru §

The warmest months in El Carmen are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Carmen experiences 2 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 El Carmen, Ica, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Carmen, Ica, Peru §

El Carmen usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 18 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Carmen are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Carmen, Ica, 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) 73 (2.9) 84 (3.3) 58 (2.3) 20 (0.8) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 21 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

Monthly sunshine hours in El Carmen, Ica, Peru §

The sunniest months in El Carmen are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Carmen: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Carmen, Ica, 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 260 289 311 321 336 322 334 342 337 355 345 342
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 28m 11h 19m 11h 24m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 43m 12h 53m

Solar UV radiation in El Carmen, Ica, Peru §

El Carmen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Carmen UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Carmen, Ica, 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 16 15 14 11 10 11 12 14 15 16 15