Mala climate — normals and trends
Mala (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 34 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Mala averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 7 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Mala between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.1 °C (on 28 January 1983) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 13 July 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
MalaLima region
- coords
- -12.66°, -76.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
34mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
91%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
7 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 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
27.1 °C
28 January 1983
Coldest day
12.7 °C
13 July 1954
Wettest day
57 mm
28 May 1941
Windiest day
36.4 km/h
14 June 1940
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
15 June 1998
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
7 February 1983
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
10 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.6 h
19 January 2015
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 | 21.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 23.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 17.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 16.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 19.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mala?
Mala has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 34 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mala?
The hottest day measured in Mala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1983, reaching 27.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mala?
The coldest day measured in Mala between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mala?
Almost never: Mala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mala warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Mala.
What is the wettest day in Mala?
The wettest day measured in Mala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1941, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mala?
The windiest day measured in Mala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1940, with winds reaching 36.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mala?
The warmest month in Mala is February (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mala?
Mala receives on average 34 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 7 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mala?
Mala gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mala?
Yes: Mala has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mala?
In Mala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 7 February 1983, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 10 July 1954.
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