Centenario climate — normals and trends
Centenario (Peru) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,964 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 January (4.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Centenario averages 158 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 296 rainy days per year.
Centenario has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 232 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 16.0 °C (on 22 February 1998) and the coldest -7.9 °C (on 4 August 1985).
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
CentenarioAncash
- coords
- -9.52°, -77.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
0.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,964mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
158 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
296 d/yr
Annual snowfall
120.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
16.0 °C
22 February 1998
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
4 August 1985
Wettest day
51 mm
10 December 2001
Windiest day
18.0 km/h
31 July 1941
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
14 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
18.8 °C
15 November 2020
Coldest feels-like
-12.0 °C
4 August 1985
Snowiest day
18.8 cm
18 February 1942
Sunniest day
12.5 h
2 January 2019
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 | 9.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 253 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 10.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 305 mm | +85 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 256 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 10.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 218 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 10.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 126 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 10.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 58 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 11.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 10.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 10.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 130 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 10.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 334 mm | +123 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 257 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 121 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Centenario?
Centenario has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,964 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Centenario?
The hottest day measured in Centenario between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1998, reaching 16.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Centenario?
The coldest day measured in Centenario between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1985, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Centenario?
Yes. Centenario gets on average 120.2 cm of snow per year and has around 158 frost days.
Has the climate of Centenario warmed?
Yes: Centenario warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Centenario?
The wettest day measured in Centenario between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 2001, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Centenario?
The windiest day measured in Centenario between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1941, with winds reaching 18.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Centenario?
The warmest month in Centenario is January (4.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Centenario?
Centenario receives on average 1,964 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Centenario?
Centenario gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Centenario?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Centenario between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1942, with 18.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Centenario?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Centenario.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Centenario?
In Centenario, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 18.8 °C on 15 November 2020, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 4 August 1985.
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