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Monthly climate in Palpa, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palpa features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 184 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Palpa enjoys an average of 3791 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Palpa, Peru

The warmest months in Palpa are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °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, Palpa experiences 248 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 Palpa. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum31°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(89°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(78°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)
Average high28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(71°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(71°F)
Average low19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(60°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(64°F)		15°C
(59°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(53°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Minimum16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(60°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		11°C
(51°F)		11°C
(51°F)		9°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Palpa, Peru

Palpa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 12 rainy days and 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Palpa are August, September and November. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Palpa. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)63 (2.5)68 (2.7)30 (1.2)7 (0.3)2 (0.1)2 (0.1)2 (0.1)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)3 (0.1)1 (0.0)6 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)13159200000001

Monthly sunshine hours in Palpa, Peru

The sunniest months in Palpa are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Palpa: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Palpa. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours238263295312335321333340335351337326
Mean daily daylight hours12h 51m12h 32m12h 8m11h 44m11h 25m11h 15m11h 20m11h 37m12h 0m12h 25m12h 46m12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Palpa, Peru

Palpa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palpa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Palpa. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)171616141210111314161716