Huanta climate — normals and trends
Huanta (Peru) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 855 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 (12.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Huanta averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Huanta has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.3 °C (on 1 December 1998) and the coldest -4.9 °C (on 7 July 2015).
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
HuantaAyacucho
- coords
- -12.93°, -74.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
855mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
23.3 °C
1 December 1998
Coldest day
-4.9 °C
7 July 2015
Wettest day
52 mm
18 June 1941
Windiest day
14.0 km/h
13 November 2025
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
19 July 2003
Hottest feels-like
24.3 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
7 July 2015
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
19 June 1941
Sunniest day
12.6 h
21 November 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 | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 17.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 194 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 187 mm | +64 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 15.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 16.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 18.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 19.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 84 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huanta?
Huanta has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huanta?
The hottest day measured in Huanta between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1998, reaching 23.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huanta?
The coldest day measured in Huanta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2015, at -4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Huanta?
Almost never: Huanta sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huanta warmed?
Yes: Huanta warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huanta?
The wettest day measured in Huanta between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1941, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huanta?
The windiest day measured in Huanta between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2025, with winds reaching 14.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huanta?
The warmest month in Huanta is November (12.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Huanta?
Huanta receives on average 855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huanta?
Huanta gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huanta?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huanta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1941, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huanta?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Huanta.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huanta?
In Huanta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.3 °C on 18 November 2023, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 7 July 2015.
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