Moquegua climate — normals and trends
Moquegua (Peru) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 198 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Moquegua averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
Moquegua has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.1 °C (on 17 April 1979) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 18 August 1960).
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
MoqueguaMoquegua Department
- coords
- -17.20°, -70.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
198mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
28.1 °C
17 April 1979
Coldest day
3.6 °C
18 August 1960
Wettest day
28 mm
8 February 2019
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
25 November 1945
Strongest gust
47.9 km/h
25 November 1945
Hottest feels-like
29.7 °C
1 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
1.2 °C
18 August 1960
Sunniest day
12.9 h
7 December 2025
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 | 22.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 22.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 103 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 22.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moquegua?
Moquegua has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moquegua?
The hottest day measured in Moquegua between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1979, reaching 28.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moquegua?
The coldest day measured in Moquegua between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1960, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Moquegua?
Almost never: Moquegua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moquegua warmed?
Yes: Moquegua warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moquegua?
The wettest day measured in Moquegua between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2019, with 28 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moquegua?
The windiest day measured in Moquegua between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1945, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moquegua?
The warmest month in Moquegua is March (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Moquegua?
Moquegua receives on average 198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moquegua?
Moquegua gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moquegua?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Moquegua.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moquegua?
In Moquegua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.7 °C on 1 February 1998, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 18 August 1960.
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