Ica climate — normals and trends
Ica (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 107 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Ica averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Ica has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 16 February 1998) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 26 August 2007).
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
IcaIca
- coords
- -14.08°, -75.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
107mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.4 °C
Average feels-like low
17.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
35.0 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest day
11.4 °C
26 August 2007
Wettest day
54 mm
18 June 1941
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
5 June 1941
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
5 June 1941
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
18 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
22 July 2010
Sunniest day
12.6 h
1 February 1940
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 | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 56 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ica?
Ica has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 107 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ica?
The hottest day measured in Ica between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1998, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ica?
The coldest day measured in Ica between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2007, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ica?
Almost never: Ica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ica warmed?
Yes: Ica warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ica?
The wettest day measured in Ica between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1941, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ica?
The windiest day measured in Ica between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1941, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ica?
The warmest month in Ica is February (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ica?
Ica receives on average 107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ica?
Ica gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ica?
Yes: Ica has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ica?
In Ica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 18 February 1998, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 22 July 2010.
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