Sicuani climate — normals and trends
Sicuani (Peru) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 1,450 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 November (6.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sicuani averages 191 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 229 rainy days per year.
Sicuani has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 213 to 169 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 20.8 °C (on 18 November 2022) and the coldest -22.4 °C (on 10 July 1953).
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
SicuaniCuzco Department
- coords
- -14.27°, -71.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.9°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
-0.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,450mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
191 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
229 d/yr
Annual snowfall
154.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
20.8 °C
18 November 2022
Coldest day
-22.4 °C
10 July 1953
Wettest day
64 mm
17 February 1974
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
10 September 1976
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
18 July 2003
Hottest feels-like
19.7 °C
3 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
-26.8 °C
10 July 1953
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
2 February 2019
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 December 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 289 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 294 mm | +53 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 276 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 113 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 56 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 12.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 12.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 13.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 15.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 182 mm | +69 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | -57 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 172 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sicuani?
Sicuani has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.9 °C and it receives 1,450 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sicuani?
The hottest day measured in Sicuani between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2022, reaching 20.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sicuani?
The coldest day measured in Sicuani between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, at -22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sicuani?
Yes. Sicuani gets on average 154.6 cm of snow per year and has around 191 frost days.
Has the climate of Sicuani warmed?
Yes: Sicuani warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sicuani?
The wettest day measured in Sicuani between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1974, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sicuani?
The windiest day measured in Sicuani between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1976, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sicuani?
The warmest month in Sicuani is November (6.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sicuani?
Sicuani receives on average 1,450 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 229 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sicuani?
Sicuani gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sicuani?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sicuani between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 2019, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sicuani?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sicuani.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sicuani?
In Sicuani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 19.7 °C on 3 March 2016, and the lowest was -26.8 °C on 10 July 1953.
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