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Monthly climate in Rio Grande, Ica, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rio Grande 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.Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande, Ica, Peru §

The warmest months in Rio Grande 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, Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande, 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 31°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 maximum 31°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 high 28°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 mean 22°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 low 19°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 minimum 17°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)
Minimum 16°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 Rio Grande, Ica, Peru §

Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande, 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) 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) 13 15 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Rio Grande, Ica, Peru §

The sunniest months in Rio Grande are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rio Grande: 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 Rio Grande, 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 238 263 295 312 335 321 333 340 335 351 337 326
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 15m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Rio Grande, Ica, Peru §

Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rio Grande, 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) 17 16 16 14 12 10 11 13 14 16 17 16