Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 9th 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 Chimbote: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In December its highs average 25.0°C, 1.7°C warmer than Chimbote, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 18th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 24.6°C; Chimbote is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.5 mm to 6.2 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Trujillo in DecemberPeru · 117 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in DecemberPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 138 mm rain
- Chiclayo in DecemberPeru · 292 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Callao in DecemberPeru · 367 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 18.5°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Lima in DecemberPeru · 372 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.5°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in DecemberPeru · 375 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Chosica in DecemberPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Pucallpa in DecemberPeru · 451 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 289 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.