Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 09 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In March its highs average 26.5°C, about as warm as Chimbote, with 66 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks joint 14th of 24 for the warmest March highs and joint 3rd of 24 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Chimbote is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 4.0 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Trujillo in MarchPeru · 117 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 66 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in MarchPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 16.9°C · 156 mm rain
- Chiclayo in MarchPeru · 292 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Callao in MarchPeru · 367 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 21.2°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Lima in MarchPeru · 372 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in MarchPeru · 375 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Chosica in MarchPeru · 380 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 89 mm rain
- Pucallpa in MarchPeru · 451 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 350 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.