Huacho climate — normals and trends
Huacho (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 210 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Huacho averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Huacho has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 16 February 1998) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 11 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
HuachoLima region
- coords
- -11.12°, -77.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.9°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
210mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
31.1 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest day
10.6 °C
11 July 1954
Wettest day
52 mm
22 May 1941
Windiest day
21.7 km/h
28 August 1983
Strongest gust
45.7 km/h
29 August 1983
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
11 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
11 January 2020
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 | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 92 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 25.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huacho?
Huacho has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huacho?
The hottest day measured in Huacho between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1998, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huacho?
The coldest day measured in Huacho between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Huacho?
Almost never: Huacho sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huacho warmed?
Yes: Huacho warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huacho?
The wettest day measured in Huacho between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1941, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huacho?
The windiest day measured in Huacho between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1983, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huacho?
The warmest month in Huacho is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Huacho?
Huacho receives on average 210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huacho?
Huacho gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Huacho?
Yes: Huacho has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huacho?
In Huacho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 16 February 1998, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 11 July 1954.
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