Climate averages 1991–2020
Chiclayo weather
in January.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Chiclayo: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (175 km away). In January its highs average 26.3°C, 1.4°C cooler than Chiclayo, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chiclayo ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest January highs and joint 7th of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 25.1°C; Chiclayo is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Trujillo in JanuaryPeru · 175 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Piura in JanuaryPeru · 198 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 37 mm rain
- Sullana in JanuaryPeru · 227 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 35 mm rain
- Talara in JanuaryPeru · 290 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Chimbote in JanuaryPeru · 292 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Loja in JanuaryEcuador · 317 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 167 mm rain
- Tumbes in JanuaryPeru · 363 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 74 mm rain
- Cuenca in JanuaryEcuador · 441 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 146 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.