Chincha Alta climate — normals and trends
Chincha Alta (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 40 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Chincha Alta averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
Chincha Alta has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 21 February 2019) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 24 July 1954).
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
Chincha AltaIca
- coords
- -13.41°, -76.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
40mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
29.8 °C
21 February 2019
Coldest day
12.2 °C
24 July 1954
Wettest day
89 mm
10 March 1942
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
5 June 1941
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
5 June 1941
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
12 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
9 August 2007
Sunniest day
12.6 h
27 January 1940
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 | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chincha Alta?
Chincha Alta has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 40 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chincha Alta?
The hottest day measured in Chincha Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2019, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chincha Alta?
The coldest day measured in Chincha Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1954, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chincha Alta?
Almost never: Chincha Alta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chincha Alta warmed?
Yes: Chincha Alta warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chincha Alta?
The wettest day measured in Chincha Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1942, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chincha Alta?
The windiest day measured in Chincha Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1941, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chincha Alta?
The warmest month in Chincha Alta is February (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chincha Alta?
Chincha Alta receives on average 40 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chincha Alta?
Chincha Alta gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chincha Alta?
Yes: Chincha Alta has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chincha Alta?
In Chincha Alta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 12 February 1998, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 9 August 2007.
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