Monthly climate in Pucusana, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pucusana features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 235 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pucusana enjoys an average of 3817 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pucusana, Lima region, Peru §

The warmest months in Pucusana are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pucusana experiences 0 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 Pucusana, 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 24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(69°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)
20°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
17°C
(64°F)
16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pucusana, Lima region, Peru §

Pucusana usually has the most precipitation in January, February and June, with an average of 7 rainy days and 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pucusana are April, October and November. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pucusana, 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) 31 (1.2) 29 (1.2) 21 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 23 (0.9) 22 (0.9) 19 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 8 5 3 4 7 9 6 3 1 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Pucusana, Lima region, Peru §

The sunniest months in Pucusana are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pucusana: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pucusana, 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 260 289 312 319 332 315 327 335 327 339 328 328
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 45m 12h 28m 12h 8m 11h 47m 11h 31m 11h 23m 11h 27m 11h 41m 12h 1m 12h 22m 12h 40m 12h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Pucusana, Lima region, Peru §

Pucusana experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, 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 / 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 Pucusana UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pucusana, 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 14 14 13 11 10 10 11 13 14 15 14