Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In February its highs average 26.7°C, about as warm as Chimbote, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 14th of 24 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Chimbote is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Trujillo in FebruaryPeru · 117 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in FebruaryPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 178 mm rain
- Chiclayo in FebruaryPeru · 292 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Callao in FebruaryPeru · 367 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Lima in FebruaryPeru · 372 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in FebruaryPeru · 375 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Chosica in FebruaryPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Pucallpa in FebruaryPeru · 451 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 313 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.