Monthly climate in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cruz Blanca features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 262 mm (10.3 inches) and receives 72 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cruz Blanca enjoys an average of 3684 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, Peru §

The warmest months in Cruz Blanca are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cruz Blanca experiences 45 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 Cruz Blanca, Lima region, 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 28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)
15°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
12°C
(55°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(55°F)
13°C
(55°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, Peru §

Cruz Blanca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 18 rainy days and 65 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cruz Blanca are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, 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) 49 (1.9) 59 (2.3) 86 (3.4) 19 (0.8) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 17 23 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, Peru §

The sunniest months in Cruz Blanca are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cruz Blanca: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, 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 231 265 277 301 329 318 331 334 320 336 322 314
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 7m 11h 49m 11h 35m 11h 28m 11h 32m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 36m 12h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Cruz Blanca, Lima region, Peru §

Cruz Blanca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cruz Blanca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cruz Blanca, Lima region, 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) 15 15 16 14 12 10 11 12 13 15 14 14