Breña climate — normals and trends
Breña (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 130 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 February (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Breña averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Breña has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.3 °C (on 15 February 1998) and the coldest 12.5 °C (on 20 July 1942).
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
BreñaLima region
- coords
- -12.06°, -77.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
130mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
29.3 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest day
12.5 °C
20 July 1942
Wettest day
73 mm
28 May 1941
Windiest day
24.1 km/h
28 August 1983
Strongest gust
46.4 km/h
15 June 1998
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
7 February 1983
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
11 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
15 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 19.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 19.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 21.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Breña?
Breña has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 130 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Breña?
The hottest day measured in Breña between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1998, reaching 29.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Breña?
The coldest day measured in Breña between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1942, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Breña?
Almost never: Breña sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Breña warmed?
Yes: Breña warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Breña?
The wettest day measured in Breña between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1941, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Breña?
The windiest day measured in Breña between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1983, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Breña?
The warmest month in Breña is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Breña?
Breña receives on average 130 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Breña?
Breña gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Breña?
Yes: Breña has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Breña?
In Breña, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 7 February 1983, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 11 July 1954.
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