La Breita climate — normals and trends
La Breita (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 301 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 March (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
La Breita averages 0 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
La Breita has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 8 May 1993) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 30 October 1950).
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
La BreitaPiura
- coords
- -4.26°, -80.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
301mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
34.6 °C
8 May 1993
Coldest day
14.6 °C
30 October 1950
Wettest day
149 mm
4 April 1983
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
31 July 1941
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
31 July 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
30 October 1950
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 December 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 136 mm | +62 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 178 mm | +89 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 72 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Breita?
La Breita has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 301 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Breita?
The hottest day measured in La Breita between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1993, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Breita?
The coldest day measured in La Breita between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1950, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Breita?
Almost never: La Breita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Breita warmed?
Yes: La Breita warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Breita?
The wettest day measured in La Breita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1983, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Breita?
The windiest day measured in La Breita between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1941, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Breita?
The warmest month in La Breita is March (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in La Breita?
La Breita receives on average 301 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Breita?
La Breita gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Breita?
Yes: La Breita has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Breita?
In La Breita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 15 February 1998, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 30 October 1950.
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