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Monthly climate in Sama Grande, Peru

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sama Grande features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 101 mm (4.0 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sama Grande enjoys an average of 3953 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sama Grande, Peru

The warmest months in Sama Grande are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (63 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sama Grande experiences 106 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 Sama Grande. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average high25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(67°F)
Average low17°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(60°F)		14°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(55°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)
Minimum15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(52°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(53°F)		13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sama Grande, Peru

Sama Grande usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sama Grande are April, October and November. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sama Grande. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)29 (1.1)25 (1.0)10 (0.4)2 (0.1)4 (0.2)6 (0.3)6 (0.2)5 (0.2)4 (0.2)2 (0.1)2 (0.1)5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)773000000001

Monthly sunshine hours in Sama Grande, Peru

The sunniest months in Sama Grande are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sama Grande: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sama Grande. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours257283317327335319335345347367360355
Mean daily daylight hours13h 2m12h 39m12h 9m11h 39m11h 15m11h 3m11h 10m11h 31m11h 59m12h 29m12h 56m13h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Sama Grande, Peru

Sama Grande experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 17, 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 Sama Grande UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sama Grande. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)17171614119101214171717