Monthly climate in Santa Barbara, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Barbara features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 169 mm (6.7 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Barbara 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.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Barbara, Lima region, Peru §

The warmest months in Santa Barbara 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 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, 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 25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(69°F)
22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
20°C
(69°F)
18°C
(65°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(71°F)
Average high 22°C
(71°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
16°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
19°C
(66°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
19°C
(67°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
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(64°F)
16°C
(61°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(60°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(66°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(62°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Barbara, Lima region, Peru §

Santa Barbara usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Barbara are October, November and December. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Barbara, 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) 24 (0.9) 23 (0.9) 19 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 12 (0.5) 17 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 7 6 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Barbara, Lima region, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santa Barbara are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Barbara: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Barbara, 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 243 271 296 314 327 311 323 331 325 335 316 312
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 47m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 29m 11h 21m 11h 25m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 42m 12h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Barbara, Lima region, Peru §

Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Barbara, 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 16 15 14 11 10 11 12 14 15 16 15