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Monthly climate in Ricardo Palma, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ricardo Palma features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (67 °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 568 mm (22.4 inches) and receives 100 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ricardo Palma enjoys an average of 3747 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ricardo Palma, Lima region, Peru §

The warmest months in Ricardo Palma are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ricardo Palma experiences 1 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 Ricardo Palma, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ricardo Palma, Lima region, Peru §

Ricardo Palma usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 23 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ricardo Palma are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ricardo Palma, 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) 130 (5.1) 149 (5.9) 151 (5.9) 47 (1.8) 13 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 6 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 17 (0.7) 37 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 25 10 3 0 0 0 1 5 3 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Ricardo Palma, Lima region, Peru §

The sunniest months in Ricardo Palma are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ricardo Palma: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ricardo Palma, 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 247 276 292 312 333 319 331 338 327 332 318 316
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 43m 12h 27m 12h 8m 11h 48m 11h 32m 11h 25m 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 1m 12h 21m 12h 39m 12h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Ricardo Palma, Lima region, Peru §

Ricardo Palma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Ricardo Palma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ricardo Palma, 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 15 14 11 10 11 12 14 15 15 15