Abancay climate — normals and trends
Abancay (Peru) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 1,279 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (10.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Abancay averages 9 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 234 rainy days per year.
Abancay has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 22.2 °C (on 13 December 2015) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 10 July 1953).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbancayApurímac Department
- coords
- -13.63°, -72.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,279mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
6.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
234 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
22.2 °C
13 December 2015
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
10 July 1953
Wettest day
38 mm
19 June 1941
Windiest day
11.3 km/h
16 September 1948
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
11 September 1940
Hottest feels-like
24.0 °C
24 December 2022
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
10 July 1953
Snowiest day
23.9 cm
19 June 1941
Sunniest day
12.7 h
29 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 205 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 304 mm | +95 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 255 mm | +64 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 102 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 55 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 15.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 16.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 16.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 142 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 19.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 139 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abancay?
Abancay has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 1,279 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abancay?
The hottest day measured in Abancay between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2015, reaching 22.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abancay?
The coldest day measured in Abancay between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Abancay?
Yes. Abancay gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Abancay warmed?
Yes: Abancay warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abancay?
The wettest day measured in Abancay between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1941, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abancay?
The windiest day measured in Abancay between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1948, with winds reaching 11.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abancay?
The warmest month in Abancay is November (10.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Abancay?
Abancay receives on average 1,279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 234 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abancay?
Abancay gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abancay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abancay between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1941, with 23.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abancay?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Abancay.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abancay?
In Abancay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.0 °C on 24 December 2022, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 10 July 1953.
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