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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, Piura, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 356 mm (14.0 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3793 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Elena, Piura, Peru §

The warmest months in Santa Elena are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 313 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 Elena, Piura, 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 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Elena, Piura, Peru §

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 7 rainy days and 85 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Elena are July, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena, Piura, 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) 20 (0.8) 65 (2.5) 157 (6.2) 33 (1.3) 13 (0.5) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 14 (0.6) 29 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 9 9 5 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Elena, Piura, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are May, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena, Piura, 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 270 299 308 317 328 312 325 330 319 327 317 337
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 22m 12h 15m 12h 6m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 48m 11h 50m 11h 55m 12h 3m 12h 12m 12h 20m 12h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Elena, Piura, Peru §

Santa Elena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 Santa Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena, Piura, 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) 14 15 16 15 13 11 11 12 14 14 14 13