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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Lima region, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1900 mm (74.8 inches) and receives 227 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3637 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are August, September and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 13 °C (55 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (53 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz, 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 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 362 mm (14.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are June, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, 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) 307 (12.1) 343 (13.5) 437 (17.2) 229 (9.0) 95 (3.7) 16 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 16 (0.6) 50 (2.0) 103 (4.0) 95 (3.7) 198 (7.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 31 27 19 4 2 5 15 23 22 27

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

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, 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 220 253 265 299 329 318 332 337 323 334 316 306
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 40m 12h 26m 12h 7m 11h 49m 11h 35m 11h 28m 11h 32m 11h 44m 12h 1m 12h 20m 12h 36m 12h 44m

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

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, 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) 17 18 18 17 14 12 13 14 16 17 17 16