Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiclayo weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Chiclayo: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 30 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (175 km away). In December its highs average 25.0°C, 0.5°C cooler than Chiclayo, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chiclayo ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 24.6°C; Chiclayo is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 23 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Trujillo in DecemberPeru · 175 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Piura in DecemberPeru · 198 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Sullana in DecemberPeru · 227 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 20.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Talara in DecemberPeru · 290 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Chimbote in DecemberPeru · 292 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Loja in DecemberEcuador · 317 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 14.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Tumbes in DecemberPeru · 363 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Cuenca in DecemberEcuador · 441 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 11.5°C · 172 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.