Contamana climate — normals and trends
Contamana (Peru) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,356 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Contamana averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 254 rainy days per year.
Contamana has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 28 September 2023) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 26 August 1984).
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
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- coords
- -7.33°, -75.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,356mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
254 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
38.3 °C
28 September 2023
Coldest day
14.6 °C
26 August 1984
Wettest day
167 mm
21 November 1963
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
1 November 2022
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
26 December 1955
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
5 November 2020
Coldest feels-like
13.4 °C
26 August 1984
Sunniest day
12.2 h
20 November 2016
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 155 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 287 mm | +44 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 306 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 310 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 310 mm | +113 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 187 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 126 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 221 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 314 mm | +86 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 201 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Contamana?
Contamana has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,356 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Contamana?
The hottest day measured in Contamana between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2023, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Contamana?
The coldest day measured in Contamana between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1984, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Contamana?
Almost never: Contamana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Contamana warmed?
Yes: Contamana warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Contamana?
The wettest day measured in Contamana between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1963, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Contamana?
The windiest day measured in Contamana between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2022, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Contamana?
The warmest month in Contamana is January (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Contamana?
Contamana receives on average 2,356 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Contamana?
Contamana gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Contamana?
Yes: Contamana has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Contamana?
In Contamana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 5 November 2020, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 26 August 1984.
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