Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Las Huacas 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.Las Huacas 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.
The warmest months in Las Huacas 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, Las Huacas experiences 2 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Las Huacas, Ica, Peru with other places around the world.
Las Huacas 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 Las Huacas are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
The sunniest months in Las Huacas are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Las Huacas: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
Las Huacas 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 Las Huacas UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |