Minas de Marcona climate — normals and trends
Minas de Marcona (Peru) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 59 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Minas de Marcona averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Minas de Marcona between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 28 January 2017) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 22 July 2010).
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
Minas de MarconaIca
- coords
- -15.21°, -75.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
59mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 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
30.1 °C
28 January 2017
Coldest day
9.0 °C
22 July 2010
Wettest day
30 mm
23 January 1942
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
4 August 1966
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
4 August 1966
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
7 March 1983
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
22 July 2010
Sunniest day
12.7 h
12 December 1955
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 | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | +55 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 19.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 20.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minas de Marcona?
Minas de Marcona has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 59 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minas de Marcona?
The hottest day measured in Minas de Marcona between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2017, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minas de Marcona?
The coldest day measured in Minas de Marcona between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2010, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Minas de Marcona?
Almost never: Minas de Marcona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Minas de Marcona warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Minas de Marcona.
What is the wettest day in Minas de Marcona?
The wettest day measured in Minas de Marcona between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minas de Marcona?
The windiest day measured in Minas de Marcona between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1966, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minas de Marcona?
The warmest month in Minas de Marcona is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Minas de Marcona?
Minas de Marcona receives on average 59 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minas de Marcona?
Minas de Marcona gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Minas de Marcona?
Yes: Minas de Marcona has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minas de Marcona?
In Minas de Marcona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 7 March 1983, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 22 July 2010.
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