Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in April.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes April a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In April its highs average 25.5°C, 1.0°C warmer than Chimbote, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 15th of 24 for the warmest April highs and 5th of 24 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 24 cities is 24.7°C; Chimbote is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.0 mm to 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Chimbote climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 6.2 | 2.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 26.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 3.4 | 12.412 h |
| March | 26.4°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 14 | 4.5 | 12.212 h |
| April, selected | 24.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 4.0 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 21.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| August | 19.8°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 20.0°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 20.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 21.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 12.513 h |
| December | 23.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 4.5 | 1.1 | 12.613 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
April in nearby cities
- Trujillo in AprilPeru · 117 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AprilPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 81 mm rain
- Chiclayo in AprilPeru · 292 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Callao in AprilPeru · 367 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Lima in AprilPeru · 372 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AprilPeru · 375 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Chosica in AprilPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Pucallpa in AprilPeru · 451 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 257 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 Chimbote) is explained once on the Chimbote year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.