Huamachuco climate — normals and trends
Huamachuco (Peru) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,278 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 November (11.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Huamachuco averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.
Huamachuco has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.6 °C (on 24 November 2016) and the coldest -5.5 °C (on 29 November 1942).
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
HuamachucoLa Libertad
- coords
- -7.80°, -78.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
16.9°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,278mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
209 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
24.6 °C
24 November 2016
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
29 November 1942
Wettest day
33 mm
4 March 1942
Windiest day
16.2 km/h
4 August 1993
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
14 August 1991
Hottest feels-like
24.0 °C
24 November 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
29 November 1942
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
11 February 1951
Sunniest day
12.5 h
28 December 1942
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 | 15.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 206 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 295 mm | +106 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 247 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 184 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 17.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 175 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 241 mm | +127 mm |
| Dec | 19.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 51 mm | -80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huamachuco?
Huamachuco has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,278 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huamachuco?
The hottest day measured in Huamachuco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2016, reaching 24.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huamachuco?
The coldest day measured in Huamachuco between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1942, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Huamachuco?
Almost never: Huamachuco sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huamachuco warmed?
Yes: Huamachuco warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huamachuco?
The wettest day measured in Huamachuco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1942, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huamachuco?
The windiest day measured in Huamachuco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1993, with winds reaching 16.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huamachuco?
The warmest month in Huamachuco is November (11.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Huamachuco?
Huamachuco receives on average 1,278 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huamachuco?
Huamachuco gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huamachuco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huamachuco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1951, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huamachuco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Huamachuco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huamachuco?
In Huamachuco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.0 °C on 24 November 2016, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 29 November 1942.
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