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Monthly climate in Cerro de Pasco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cerro de Pasco features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 6 °C (44 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (63 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1374 mm (54.1 inches) and receives 251 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cerro de Pasco enjoys an average of 3474 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cerro de Pasco, Peru §

The warmest months in Cerro de Pasco are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 6 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 5 °C (39 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cerro de Pasco experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 92 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cerro de Pasco, 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 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Minimum -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cerro de Pasco, Peru §

Cerro de Pasco usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 198 mm (7.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cerro de Pasco are June, July and August. On average, 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cerro de Pasco, 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) 180 (7.1) 201 (7.9) 206 (8.1) 106 (4.2) 71 (2.8) 31 (1.2) 23 (0.9) 36 (1.4) 67 (2.7) 115 (4.5) 152 (6.0) 187 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 24 19 10 7 11 19 25 26 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Cerro de Pasco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Cerro de Pasco are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cerro de Pasco: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cerro de Pasco, 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 210 239 259 295 322 307 326 333 317 312 273 275
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 39m 12h 25m 12h 7m 11h 50m 11h 36m 11h 29m 11h 33m 11h 45m 12h 2m 12h 19m 12h 35m 12h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Cerro de Pasco, Peru §

Cerro de Pasco experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 20 - 20, 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 15. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cerro de Pasco UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cerro de Pasco, 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) 20 20 20 18 15 13 14 15 17 19 19 18