Piura climate — normals and trends
Piura (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 284 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Piura averages 0 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Piura has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 24 February 2016) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 14 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
PiuraPiura
- coords
- -5.18°, -80.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
284mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
146 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
36.4 °C
24 February 2016
Coldest day
13.4 °C
14 October 1954
Wettest day
229 mm
29 January 1998
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
15 April 1962
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
19 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
18 October 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
27 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 | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 94 mm | +43 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 94 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 38 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Piura?
Piura has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 284 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Piura?
The hottest day measured in Piura between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2016, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Piura?
The coldest day measured in Piura between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1954, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Piura?
Almost never: Piura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Piura warmed?
Yes: Piura warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Piura?
The wettest day measured in Piura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1998, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Piura?
The windiest day measured in Piura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Piura?
The warmest month in Piura is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Piura?
Piura receives on average 284 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Piura?
Piura gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Piura?
Yes: Piura has on average 146 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Piura?
In Piura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 19 February 2024, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 18 October 1954.
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