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Monthly climate in Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Minas de Marcona features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 90 mm (3.5 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Minas de Marcona enjoys an average of 3739 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru §

The warmest months in Minas de Marcona are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Minas de Marcona experiences 56 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 Minas de Marcona, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru §

Minas de Marcona usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Minas de Marcona are August, October and November. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Minas de Marcona, 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) 26 (1.0) 28 (1.1) 11 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru §

The sunniest months in Minas de Marcona are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Minas de Marcona: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Minas de Marcona, 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 261 292 323 312 315 290 304 319 317 335 331 334
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 53m 12h 34m 12h 8m 11h 43m 11h 23m 11h 13m 11h 18m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 48m 13h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru §

Minas de Marcona experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Minas de Marcona UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Minas de Marcona, 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 15 14 13 10 9 9 11 13 14 15 15