Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiclayo weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Chiclayo: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (175 km away). In August its highs average 22.5°C, about as warm as Chiclayo, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chiclayo ranks joint 13th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 4th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Chiclayo is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chiclayo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 23 | 3.8 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 46 | 7.8 | 12.312 h |
| March | 28.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 76 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 27 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| May | 25.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 5.2 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| June | 23.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 22.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 23.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 2.8 | 1.0 | 12.212 h |
| November | 23.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 4.8 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| December | 25.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 8.9 | 2.6 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Trujillo in AugustPeru · 175 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Piura in AugustPeru · 198 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sullana in AugustPeru · 227 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Talara in AugustPeru · 290 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chimbote in AugustPeru · 292 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Loja in AugustEcuador · 317 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Tumbes in AugustPeru · 363 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Cuenca in AugustEcuador · 441 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.0°C · 54 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chiclayo) is explained once on the Chiclayo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.