Virú climate — normals and trends
Virú (Peru) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 222 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Virú averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Virú has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 29 March 2023) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 5 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
VirúLa Libertad
- coords
- -8.42°, -78.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
18.3°C
Annual rainfall
222mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
89 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.011
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
30.4 °C
29 March 2023
Coldest day
12.3 °C
5 August 2020
Wettest day
106 mm
22 May 1941
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
15 April 1962
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
15 April 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
31 January 1983
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
5 August 2020
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 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 | 24.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 53 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 55 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 15 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 11 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 23.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Virú?
Virú has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 222 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virú?
The hottest day measured in Virú between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2023, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Virú?
The coldest day measured in Virú between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2020, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Virú?
Almost never: Virú sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Virú warmed?
Yes: Virú warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Virú?
The wettest day measured in Virú between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1941, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Virú?
The windiest day measured in Virú between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1962, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Virú?
The warmest month in Virú is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Virú?
Virú receives on average 222 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Virú?
Virú gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Virú?
Yes: Virú has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Virú?
In Virú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 31 January 1983, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 5 August 2020.
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