Huarmey climate — normals and trends
Huarmey (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 74 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Huarmey averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Huarmey between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 20 February 1998) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 14 October 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
HuarmeyAncash
- coords
- -10.07°, -78.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
17.6°C
Annual rainfall
74mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
72 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
32.7 °C
20 February 1998
Coldest day
11.4 °C
14 October 1954
Wettest day
56 mm
28 May 1941
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
15 June 1998
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
15 June 1998
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
22 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
18 October 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 January 1941
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 | 25.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Huarmey?
Huarmey has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 74 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Huarmey?
The hottest day measured in Huarmey between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1998, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Huarmey?
The coldest day measured in Huarmey between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1954, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Huarmey?
Almost never: Huarmey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Huarmey warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Huarmey.
What is the wettest day in Huarmey?
The wettest day measured in Huarmey between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1941, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Huarmey?
The windiest day measured in Huarmey between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1998, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Huarmey?
The warmest month in Huarmey is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Huarmey?
Huarmey receives on average 74 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Huarmey?
Huarmey gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Huarmey?
Yes: Huarmey has on average 72 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Huarmey?
In Huarmey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 22 March 1983, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 18 October 1954.
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