Querecotillo climate — normals and trends
Querecotillo (Peru) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 390 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Querecotillo averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Querecotillo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 13 March 1990) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 30 October 1950).
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
QuerecotilloPiura
- coords
- -4.84°, -80.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.0°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
390mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
181 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
37.0 °C
13 March 1990
Coldest day
11.3 °C
30 October 1950
Wettest day
146 mm
2 March 1983
Windiest day
25.6 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
31 January 2021
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
3 April 1995
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
31 October 1950
Sunniest day
12.3 h
25 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 226 mm | +86 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 19 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Querecotillo?
Querecotillo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.0 °C and it receives 390 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Querecotillo?
The hottest day measured in Querecotillo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1990, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Querecotillo?
The coldest day measured in Querecotillo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1950, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Querecotillo?
Almost never: Querecotillo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Querecotillo warmed?
Yes: Querecotillo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Querecotillo?
The wettest day measured in Querecotillo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1983, with 146 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Querecotillo?
The windiest day measured in Querecotillo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Querecotillo?
The warmest month in Querecotillo is February (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Querecotillo?
Querecotillo receives on average 390 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Querecotillo?
Querecotillo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Querecotillo?
Yes: Querecotillo has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Querecotillo?
In Querecotillo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 3 April 1995, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 31 October 1950.
Compare Querecotillo with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Querecotillo