Trujillo climate — normals and trends
Trujillo (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 246 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Trujillo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Trujillo has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 4 February 1983) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 6 August 2020).
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
TrujilloLa Libertad
- coords
- -8.12°, -79.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.8°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
16.4°C
Annual rainfall
246mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
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
31.7 °C
4 February 1983
Coldest day
8.9 °C
6 August 2020
Wettest day
134 mm
22 May 1941
Windiest day
17.3 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
45.4 km/h
15 April 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
4 February 1983
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
6 August 2020
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 65 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 85 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Trujillo?
Trujillo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Trujillo?
The hottest day measured in Trujillo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1983, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Trujillo?
The coldest day measured in Trujillo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Trujillo?
Almost never: Trujillo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Trujillo warmed?
Yes: Trujillo warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Trujillo?
The wettest day measured in Trujillo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1941, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Trujillo?
The windiest day measured in Trujillo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 17.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Trujillo?
The warmest month in Trujillo is February (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Trujillo?
Trujillo receives on average 246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Trujillo?
Trujillo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Trujillo?
Yes: Trujillo has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Trujillo?
In Trujillo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 4 February 1983, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 6 August 2020.
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