Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in August.
A mild, 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 mild month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In August its highs average 22.5°C, 2.7°C warmer than Chimbote, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 17th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 11th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Chimbote is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 1.4 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Trujillo in AugustPeru · 117 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AugustPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Chiclayo in AugustPeru · 292 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Callao in AugustPeru · 367 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Lima in AugustPeru · 372 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AugustPeru · 375 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Chosica in AugustPeru · 380 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Pucallpa in AugustPeru · 451 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 99 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.