Monthly climate in Matucana, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Matucana features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (63 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2239 mm (88.2 inches) and receives 273 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Matucana enjoys an average of 3522 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Matucana, Lima region, Peru §

The warmest months in Matucana are September, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 8 °C (46 - 46 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 7 °C (45 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Matucana experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Matucana, 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 17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(56°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(52°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(53°F)
11°C
(53°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)
7°C
(46°F)
7°C
(46°F)
7°C
(46°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(45°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(39°F)
3°C
(38°F)
3°C
(37°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(35°F)
2°C
(35°F)
2°C
(36°F)
0°C
(33°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
0°C
(32°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
0°C
(33°F)
0°C
(33°F)
1°C
(35°F)
2°C
(36°F)
2°C
(35°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-2°C
(29°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Matucana, Lima region, Peru §

Matucana usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 310 mm (12.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Matucana are June, July and August. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Matucana, 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) 273 (10.7) 297 (11.7) 361 (14.2) 213 (8.4) 136 (5.4) 49 (1.9) 34 (1.3) 49 (1.9) 144 (5.7) 209 (8.2) 216 (8.5) 258 (10.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 27 24 12 9 12 25 28 26 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Matucana, Lima region, Peru §

The sunniest months in Matucana are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Matucana: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Matucana, 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 213 239 248 293 330 320 335 340 324 313 284 278
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 42m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 33m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 38m 12h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Matucana, Lima region, Peru §

Matucana experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 20 - 20, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Matucana UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Matucana, 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) 20 19 20 18 14 13 14 15 17 18 20 18