Nazca climate — normals and trends
Nazca (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 250 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Nazca averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Nazca has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 16 February 1998) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 24 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
NazcaIca
- coords
- -14.83°, -74.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
250mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
32.5 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest day
8.3 °C
24 July 2010
Wettest day
121 mm
23 January 1942
Windiest day
22.4 km/h
15 June 1941
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
5 June 1941
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
17 January 1998
Coldest feels-like
5.7 °C
14 July 2022
Sunniest day
12.6 h
29 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 | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 212 mm | +134 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nazca?
Nazca has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 250 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nazca?
The hottest day measured in Nazca between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1998, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nazca?
The coldest day measured in Nazca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2010, at 8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nazca?
Almost never: Nazca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nazca warmed?
Yes: Nazca warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nazca?
The wettest day measured in Nazca between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1942, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nazca?
The windiest day measured in Nazca between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1941, with winds reaching 22.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nazca?
The warmest month in Nazca is March (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Nazca?
Nazca receives on average 250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nazca?
Nazca gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nazca?
Yes: Nazca has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nazca?
In Nazca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 17 January 1998, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 14 July 2022.
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