Lambayeque climate — normals and trends
Lambayeque (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 187 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is September (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Lambayeque averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Lambayeque between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 5 March 1987) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 16 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
LambayequeLambayeque
- coords
- -6.70°, -79.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
187mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
122 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 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
31.5 °C
5 March 1987
Coldest day
13.2 °C
16 October 1954
Wettest day
96 mm
11 March 1998
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
15 April 1962
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
6 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
11 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.4 h
12 January 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 | 25.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 88 mm | +55 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 69 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 23.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lambayeque?
Lambayeque has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lambayeque?
The hottest day measured in Lambayeque between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1987, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lambayeque?
The coldest day measured in Lambayeque between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1954, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lambayeque?
Almost never: Lambayeque sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lambayeque warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Lambayeque.
What is the wettest day in Lambayeque?
The wettest day measured in Lambayeque between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1998, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lambayeque?
The windiest day measured in Lambayeque between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lambayeque?
The warmest month in Lambayeque is February (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is September (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lambayeque?
Lambayeque receives on average 187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lambayeque?
Lambayeque gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lambayeque?
Yes: Lambayeque has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lambayeque?
In Lambayeque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 6 March 1983, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 11 July 1954.
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