Wanchaq climate — normals and trends
Wanchaq (Peru) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,264 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 (9.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Wanchaq averages 14 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 223 rainy days per year.
Wanchaq has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.9 °C (on 19 November 2022) and the coldest -7.8 °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
WanchaqCuzco Department
- coords
- -13.52°, -71.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.4°C
Average daily high
13.9°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,264mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
223 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
21.9 °C
19 November 2022
Coldest day
-7.8 °C
10 July 1953
Wettest day
104 mm
1 February 2010
Windiest day
15.3 km/h
15 August 2004
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
15 August 2004
Hottest feels-like
22.5 °C
15 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
-11.1 °C
10 July 1953
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
19 June 1941
Sunniest day
12.7 h
29 November 2025
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 | 15.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 217 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 15.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 239 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 267 mm | +84 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 16.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 16.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 114 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 79 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 189 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wanchaq?
Wanchaq has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.4 °C and it receives 1,264 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wanchaq?
The hottest day measured in Wanchaq between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2022, reaching 21.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wanchaq?
The coldest day measured in Wanchaq between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, at -7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Wanchaq?
Yes. Wanchaq gets on average 11.5 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Wanchaq warmed?
Yes: Wanchaq warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wanchaq?
The wettest day measured in Wanchaq between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2010, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wanchaq?
The windiest day measured in Wanchaq between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2004, with winds reaching 15.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wanchaq?
The warmest month in Wanchaq is November (9.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wanchaq?
Wanchaq receives on average 1,264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 223 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wanchaq?
Wanchaq gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wanchaq?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wanchaq between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1941, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wanchaq?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wanchaq.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wanchaq?
In Wanchaq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 22.5 °C on 15 November 2023, and the lowest was -11.1 °C on 10 July 1953.
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