Climate averages 1991–2020
Chimbote weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In October its highs average 23.1°C, 2.6°C warmer than Chimbote, with 3.9 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 19th of 24 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Chimbote is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 21.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.9 mm to 1.4 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Trujillo in OctoberPeru · 117 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in OctoberPeru · 275 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Chiclayo in OctoberPeru · 292 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Callao in OctoberPeru · 367 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Lima in OctoberPeru · 372 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 16.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in OctoberPeru · 375 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 14.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Chosica in OctoberPeru · 380 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Pucallpa in OctoberPeru · 451 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 226 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.