Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Imperial features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 230 mm (9.1 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Imperial enjoys an average of 3710 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Imperial are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °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, Imperial experiences 2 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 | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (67°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) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Imperial, Lima region, Peru with other places around the world.
Imperial usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 16 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Imperial are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 59 (2.3) | 78 (3.1) | 53 (2.1) | 10 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Imperial are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Imperial: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 271 | 296 | 314 | 327 | 311 | 323 | 331 | 325 | 335 | 316 | 312 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 46m | 12h 29m | 12h 8m | 11h 46m | 11h 29m | 11h 21m | 11h 25m | 11h 40m | 12h 1m | 12h 23m | 12h 42m | 12h 52m |
Imperial experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, November and December, 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 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Imperial UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |