Chaupimarca climate — normals and trends
Chaupimarca (Peru) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,511 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 (5.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Chaupimarca averages 160 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 271 rainy days per year.
Chaupimarca has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 220 to 100 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 18.1 °C (on 14 November 2000) and the coldest -8.5 °C (on 18 July 1946).
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
ChaupimarcaPasco
- coords
- -10.41°, -76.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
0.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,511mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
160 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
271 d/yr
Annual snowfall
85.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
18.1 °C
14 November 2000
Coldest day
-8.5 °C
18 July 1946
Wettest day
35 mm
13 May 1941
Windiest day
20.2 km/h
14 August 1991
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
14 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
18.2 °C
14 November 2000
Coldest feels-like
-12.8 °C
29 November 1942
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
13 May 1941
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 January 2016
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 | 11.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 204 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 10.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 269 mm | +75 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 228 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 156 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 10.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 92 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 10.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 49 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 9.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 10.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 10.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 83 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 11.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 175 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 180 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 93 mm | -69 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chaupimarca?
Chaupimarca has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 1,511 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chaupimarca?
The hottest day measured in Chaupimarca between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2000, reaching 18.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chaupimarca?
The coldest day measured in Chaupimarca between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1946, at -8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chaupimarca?
Yes. Chaupimarca gets on average 85.5 cm of snow per year and has around 160 frost days.
Has the climate of Chaupimarca warmed?
Yes: Chaupimarca warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chaupimarca?
The wettest day measured in Chaupimarca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1941, with 35 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chaupimarca?
The windiest day measured in Chaupimarca between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1991, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chaupimarca?
The warmest month in Chaupimarca is January (5.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Chaupimarca?
Chaupimarca receives on average 1,511 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 271 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chaupimarca?
Chaupimarca 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 Chaupimarca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chaupimarca between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1941, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chaupimarca?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chaupimarca.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chaupimarca?
In Chaupimarca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 18.2 °C on 14 November 2000, and the lowest was -12.8 °C on 29 November 1942.
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