Chincha Alta climate
Chincha Alta is warmest in March, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 16 °C. February is the wettest month (19 mm) and August the driest (0.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Chincha Alta averages 55 mm of rain and 127 days above 25 °C.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month March 26 °C
- Coldest month August 16 °C
- Driest month August 0 mm
- Wettest month February 19 mm
- Least cloud August 21 % cloud
- Hottest on record March 31 °C
- Coldest on record August 9.6 °C
- Warmest sea February 21 °C
What to expectChincha Alta through the year
Chincha Alta has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in August to 26 °C in March, a swing of 5.2 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 127 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C, in March.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in August to 19 mm in February. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Chincha Alta is warmest in February at 21 °C and coldest in September 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 | 25.9 °C | 14 mm | 80 % |
| February | 26.3 °C | 19 mm | 85 % |
| March | 26.4 °C | 12 mm | 81 % |
| April | 25.7 °C | 3 mm | 55 % |
| May | 24.0 °C | under 1 mm | 32 % |
| June | 22.5 °C | under 1 mm | 30 % |
| July | 21.9 °C | under 1 mm | 23 % |
| August | 21.9 °C | under 1 mm | 21 % |
| September | 22.5 °C | under 1 mm | 30 % |
| October | 23.0 °C | 1 mm | 47 % |
| November | 23.8 °C | 1 mm | 61 % |
| December | 25.0 °C | 4 mm | 73 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.9 °C | 20.3 °C | 22.5 °C | 29.9 °C | 18.0 °C | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 26.3 °C | 21.3 °C | 23.3 °C | 30.9 °C | 19.1 °C | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 26.4 °C | 21.3 °C | 23.3 °C | 31.0 °C | 18.8 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 25.7 °C | 20.0 °C | 22.2 °C | 30.1 °C | 17.3 °C | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.0 °C | 18.2 °C | 20.5 °C | 28.5 °C | 13.0 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.5 °C | 16.7 °C | 18.9 °C | 27.6 °C | 11.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.9 °C | 15.9 °C | 18.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 10.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 21.9 °C | 15.6 °C | 18.0 °C | 27.9 °C | 9.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 22.5 °C | 15.8 °C | 18.4 °C | 27.2 °C | 11.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 23.0 °C | 16.2 °C | 18.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 11.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 23.8 °C | 17.1 °C | 19.8 °C | 27.5 °C | 13.1 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 25.0 °C | 18.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 29.3 °C | 15.8 °C | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 80 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 20.6 °C |
| February | 19 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 82 % | 15 km/h | 21.1 °C |
| March | 12 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 81 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 21.1 °C |
| April | 3 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 78 % | 15 km/h | 19.9 °C |
| May | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 74 % | 15 km/h | 18.9 °C |
| June | under 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 71 % | 14 km/h | 18.2 °C |
| July | under 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 23 % | 68 % | 14 km/h | 17.4 °C |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 69 % | 15 km/h | 16.8 °C |
| September | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 30 % | 70 % | 16 km/h | 16.6 °C |
| October | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 72 % | 16 km/h | 16.8 °C |
| November | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 61 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 17.8 °C |
| December | 4 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 77 % | 16 km/h | 19.0 °C |
How Chincha Alta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chincha Alta | 26 °C | 16 °C | 55 mm | 127 |
| Ica · Peru | 30 °C | 15 °C | 78 mm | 316 |
| Santa Anita - Los Ficus · Peru | 25 °C | 14 °C | 85 mm | 25 |
| Huancayo · Peru | 17 °C | 4.9 °C | 1,509 mm | 0 |
| Lima · Peru | 26 °C | 15 °C | 85 mm | 91 |
| Callao · Peru | 26 °C | 15 °C | 85 mm | 89 |
| Huánuco · Peru | 23 °C | 13 °C | 964 mm | 15 |
Where Chincha Alta ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in August | 1st of 50 | 98/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in July | 1st of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in August | 2nd of 50 | 98/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in June | 3rd of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in October | 3rd of 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in September | 3rd of 50 | 97/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Chincha Alta’s climate
When is the best time to visit Chincha Alta?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Chincha Alta get?
In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 16 °C in August, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Chincha Alta?
February, averaging 19 mm over 5 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 55 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 Chincha Alta 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
- Data point
- -13.410°, -76.132° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
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.