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Monthly climate in Barranca, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barranca features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3442 mm (135.5 inches) and receives 283 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Barranca enjoys an average of 3178 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barranca, Peru

The warmest months in Barranca are February, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barranca experiences 329 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 Barranca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(98°F)		36°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(94°F)
Average high31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Average low23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)
Minimum21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barranca, Peru

Barranca usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 385 mm (15.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Barranca are July, August and September. On average, 191 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barranca. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)294 (11.6)260 (10.2)450 (17.7)335 (13.2)314 (12.4)257 (10.1)188 (7.4)171 (6.7)215 (8.5)256 (10.1)332 (13.1)370 (14.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)232428262423191820252627

Monthly sunshine hours in Barranca, Peru

The sunniest months in Barranca are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 47 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Barranca: January, April and November receive an average of 7 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barranca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours214243242242273268300306294281235275
Mean daily daylight hours12h 21m12h 14m12h 6m11h 58m11h 52m11h 50m11h 51m11h 56m12h 4m12h 12m12h 19m12h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Barranca, Peru

Barranca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, July and August are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Barranca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barranca. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151616161312111214141413