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Monthly climate in Paracas, Ica, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paracas features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 48 mm (1.9 inches) and receives 5 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paracas enjoys an average of 3917 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Paracas, Ica, Peru §

The warmest months in Paracas 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 July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paracas experiences 35 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 Paracas, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Paracas, Ica, Peru §

Paracas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paracas are August, September and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Paracas, 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) 13 (0.5) 9 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Paracas, Ica, Peru §

The sunniest months in Paracas are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paracas: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Paracas, 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 270 300 325 323 332 317 330 337 335 352 344 346
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 27m 11h 18m 11h 23m 11h 39m 12h 1m 12h 24m 12h 44m 12h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Paracas, Ica, Peru §

Paracas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 Paracas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Paracas, 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) 14 14 14 13 10 9 10 11 13 14 15 14