Chimbote climate

Name: Chimbote
Address: PE

Chimbote is warmest in February, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 15 °C. March is the wettest month (14 mm) and June the driest (1.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Chimbote averages 49 mm of rain and 94 days above 25 °C.

Peru · population 316,966 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month February 27 °C
Coldest month August 15 °C
Driest month June 1 mm
Wettest month March 14 mm
Least cloud July 52 % cloud
Hottest on record February 33 °C
Coldest on record August 12 °C
Warmest sea February 22 °C

What to expectChimbote through the year

Chimbote has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in August to 27 °C in February, a swing of 6.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 94 days a year reach 25 °C, 2 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in February.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 1 mm in June to 14 mm in March. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Chimbote is warmest in February at 22 °C and coldest in October at 17 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	25.5 °C	6 mm	79 %
February	26.7 °C	11 mm	85 %
March	26.5 °C	14 mm	86 %
April	24.7 °C	4 mm	70 %
May	22.7 °C	1 mm	57 %
June	21.2 °C	1 mm	53 %
July	20.3 °C	1 mm	52 %
August	19.9 °C	1 mm	52 %
September	20.1 °C	1 mm	63 %
October	20.6 °C	2 mm	72 %
November	21.6 °C	1 mm	76 %
December	23.4 °C	4 mm	78 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	25.5 °C	20.2 °C	22.4 °C	31.0 °C	17.2 °C	19	0
February	26.7 °C	21.4 °C	23.6 °C	32.5 °C	17.5 °C	26	1
March	26.5 °C	21.4 °C	23.5 °C	32.2 °C	18.3 °C	27	0
April	24.7 °C	19.6 °C	21.6 °C	29.1 °C	16.2 °C	13	0
May	22.7 °C	17.9 °C	19.8 °C	29.5 °C	14.7 °C	3	0
June	21.2 °C	16.7 °C	18.5 °C	25.9 °C	13.7 °C	1	0
July	20.3 °C	15.9 °C	17.6 °C	25.3 °C	13.3 °C	0	0
August	19.9 °C	15.3 °C	17.1 °C	25.3 °C	12.1 °C	0	0
September	20.1 °C	15.3 °C	17.2 °C	25.7 °C	13.1 °C	0	0
October	20.6 °C	15.6 °C	17.6 °C	24.6 °C	13.1 °C	0	0
November	21.6 °C	16.4 °C	18.5 °C	26.0 °C	12.9 °C	0	0
December	23.4 °C	18.2 °C	20.4 °C	28.5 °C	15.3 °C	4	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	6 mm	2	13 h/day	79 %	83 %	17 km/h	20.7 °C
February	11 mm	3	12 h/day	85 %	81 %	16 km/h	21.8 °C
March	14 mm	4	12 h/day	86 %	82 %	15 km/h	21.7 °C
April	4 mm	1	12 h/day	70 %	83 %	17 km/h	19.9 °C
May	1 mm	0	12 h/day	57 %	85 %	17 km/h	19.4 °C
June	1 mm	0	12 h/day	53 %	86 %	17 km/h	18.9 °C
July	1 mm	0	12 h/day	52 %	86 %	17 km/h	18.1 °C
August	1 mm	0	12 h/day	52 %	85 %	18 km/h	17.6 °C
September	1 mm	0	12 h/day	63 %	85 %	18 km/h	17.0 °C
October	2 mm	1	12 h/day	72 %	85 %	18 km/h	16.8 °C
November	1 mm	0	13 h/day	76 %	85 %	18 km/h	17.6 °C
December	4 mm	1	13 h/day	78 %	84 %	18 km/h	19.0 °C

How Chimbote compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Chimbote	27 °C	15 °C	49 mm	94
Trujillo · Peru	27 °C	16 °C	190 mm	129
Cajamarca · Peru	21 °C	8.8 °C	2,619 mm	0
Huánuco · Peru	23 °C	13 °C	964 mm	15
Chiclayo · Peru	29 °C	16 °C	196 mm	164
Callao · Peru	26 °C	15 °C	85 mm	89
Lima · Peru	26 °C	15 °C	85 mm	91

Where Chimbote ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The driest places in South America year-round	7thof 50	4.1 mm
The driest places in South America in May	9thof 50	1.4 mm
The driest places in South America in November	9thof 50	1.4 mm
Places with the best weather in South America year-round	10thof 50	88/100
The driest places in South America in December	10thof 50	4.0 mm
The driest places in South America in April	13thof 50	4.4 mm

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Chimbote.

QuestionsCommon questions about Chimbote’s climate

When is the best time to visit Chimbote?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Chimbote get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 2 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 15 °C in August, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Chimbote?

March, averaging 14 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is June with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 49 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Chimbote rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.