Huánuco climate — normals and trends
Huánuco (Peru) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,143 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 (12.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Huánuco averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 222 rainy days per year.
Huánuco has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.7 °C (on 1 December 1998) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 25 June 1963).
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
HuánucoHuánuco Department
- coords
- -9.93°, -76.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,143mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
222 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
23.7 °C
1 December 1998
Coldest day
-3.2 °C
25 June 1963
Wettest day
60 mm
19 February 2023
Windiest day
11.8 km/h
7 August 2024
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
18 June 1941
Hottest feels-like
24.3 °C
24 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
-6.3 °C
25 June 1963
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
22 July 1941
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 January 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 205 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 227 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 280 mm | +101 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 168 mm | +67 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 16.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 32 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 103 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 112 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 96 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huánuco?
Huánuco has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,143 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huánuco?
The hottest day measured in Huánuco between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1998, reaching 23.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huánuco?
The coldest day measured in Huánuco between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1963, at -3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Huánuco?
Almost never: Huánuco sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huánuco warmed?
Yes: Huánuco warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Huánuco?
The wettest day measured in Huánuco between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2023, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huánuco?
The windiest day measured in Huánuco between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2024, with winds reaching 11.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huánuco?
The warmest month in Huánuco is November (12.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Huánuco?
Huánuco receives on average 1,143 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 222 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huánuco?
Huánuco gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Huánuco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Huánuco between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1941, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Huánuco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Huánuco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huánuco?
In Huánuco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 24.3 °C on 24 February 1998, and the lowest was -6.3 °C on 25 June 1963.
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