Talara climate — normals and trends
Talara (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 154 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Talara averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Talara 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 32.0 °C (on 15 February 1998) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 24 July 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
TalaraPiura
- coords
- -4.58°, -81.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
154mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
25.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
161 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
32.0 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest day
14.1 °C
24 July 1954
Wettest day
169 mm
4 April 1983
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
19 September 1945
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
18 November 1962
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
15 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
11 July 1954
Sunniest day
12.3 h
20 December 1940
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 | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 62 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 83 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Talara?
Talara has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 154 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Talara?
The hottest day measured in Talara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1998, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Talara?
The coldest day measured in Talara between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1954, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Talara?
Almost never: Talara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Talara warmed?
Yes: Talara warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Talara?
The wettest day measured in Talara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1983, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Talara?
The windiest day measured in Talara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1945, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Talara?
The warmest month in Talara is February (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Talara?
Talara receives on average 154 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Talara?
Talara gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Talara?
Yes: Talara has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Talara?
In Talara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 15 February 1998, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 11 July 1954.
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