Coishco climate — normals and trends
Coishco (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 87 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Coishco averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Coishco has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 15 February 1998) and the coldest 11.0 °C (on 5 August 2020).
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
CoishcoAncash
- coords
- -9.02°, -78.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
87mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.019
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
31.9 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest day
11.0 °C
5 August 2020
Wettest day
76 mm
22 May 1941
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
47.9 km/h
9 January 1941
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
5 August 2020
Sunniest day
12.5 h
28 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coishco?
Coishco has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coishco?
The hottest day measured in Coishco between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1998, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coishco?
The coldest day measured in Coishco between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2020, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Coishco?
Almost never: Coishco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Coishco warmed?
Yes: Coishco warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coishco?
The wettest day measured in Coishco between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1941, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coishco?
The windiest day measured in Coishco between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coishco?
The warmest month in Coishco is February (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Coishco?
Coishco receives on average 87 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coishco?
Coishco gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Coishco?
Yes: Coishco has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coishco?
In Coishco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 15 February 1998, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 5 August 2020.
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