El Pedregal climate — normals and trends
El Pedregal (Peru) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 106 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 March (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
El Pedregal averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 28 rainy days per year.
El Pedregal has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 17 April 1979) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 18 August 1960).
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
El PedregalArequipa
- coords
- -16.36°, -72.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
106mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
28 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
29.9 °C
17 April 1979
Coldest day
5.1 °C
18 August 1960
Wettest day
24 mm
15 February 2018
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
8 July 1941
Strongest gust
45.0 km/h
28 September 1980
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
15 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
15 July 2024
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 December 2025
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 | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 102 mm | +67 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Pedregal?
El Pedregal has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 106 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Pedregal?
The hottest day measured in El Pedregal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1979, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Pedregal?
The coldest day measured in El Pedregal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1960, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in El Pedregal?
Almost never: El Pedregal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Pedregal warmed?
Yes: El Pedregal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Pedregal?
The wettest day measured in El Pedregal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2018, with 24 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Pedregal?
The windiest day measured in El Pedregal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1941, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Pedregal?
The warmest month in El Pedregal is March (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in El Pedregal?
El Pedregal receives on average 106 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 28 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Pedregal?
El Pedregal gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Pedregal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in El Pedregal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Pedregal?
In El Pedregal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 15 February 2024, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 15 July 2024.
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