Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th 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 Chimbote: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In January its highs average 26.3°C, 0.9°C warmer than Chimbote, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 16th of 24 for the warmest January highs and 2nd of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 25.1°C; Chimbote is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 12 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
Chimbote climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Trujillo in JanuaryPeru · 117 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 20.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in JanuaryPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 161 mm rain
- Chiclayo in JanuaryPeru · 292 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Callao in JanuaryPeru · 367 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Lima in JanuaryPeru · 372 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in JanuaryPeru · 375 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Chosica in JanuaryPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Pucallpa in JanuaryPeru · 451 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 302 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.