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Monthly climate in Minas de Marcona, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum30°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 maximum27°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 high25°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 mean21°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 low18°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 minimum17°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)
Minimum16°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)683000000000

Monthly sunshine hours in Minas de Marcona, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours261292323312315290304319317335331334
Mean daily daylight hours12h 53m12h 34m12h 8m11h 43m11h 23m11h 13m11h 18m11h 36m12h 0m12h 26m12h 48m13h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Minas de Marcona, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1515141310991113141515