Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nazca features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 312 mm (12.3 inches) and receives 68 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nazca enjoys an average of 3815 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nazca are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nazca experiences 213 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 | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nazca, Ica, Peru with other places around the world.
Nazca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nazca are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.1 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) | 96 (3.8) | 98 (3.9) | 72 (2.8) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 14 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 18 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Nazca are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nazca: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253 | 284 | 314 | 316 | 327 | 311 | 324 | 334 | 329 | 346 | 338 | 334 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 52m | 12h 33m | 12h 8m | 11h 44m | 11h 24m | 11h 14m | 11h 20m | 11h 37m | 12h 0m | 12h 25m | 12h 47m | 12h 58m |
Nazca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Nazca UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |