Climate averages 1991–2020

Chimbote weather
in September.

A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 20.0°C Daytime mean, September
Average low 15.3°C Night-time mean, September
Rainfall 1.4 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Chimbote · average highYear overview

September is a mild month in Chimbote: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Trujillo (117 km away). In September its highs average 22.7°C, 2.7°C warmer than Chimbote, with 2.2 mm of rain.

Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chimbote ranks 19th of 24 for the warmest September highs and 6th of 24 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 24 cities is 23.3°C; Chimbote is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.

From September to October, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 20.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 1.9 mm.

The annual picture

September in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 1015202530 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 500

Averages 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

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Chimbote, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 25.4°C20.2°C20.2°C6.22.012.613 h
February 26.5°C21.5°C21.5°C123.412.412 h
March 26.4°C21.5°C21.5°C144.512.212 h
April 24.6°C19.6°C19.6°C4.01.311.912 h
May 22.6°C18.0°C18.0°C1.30.211.712 h
June 21.1°C16.8°C16.8°C1.20.111.612 h
July 20.2°C15.9°C15.9°C1.10.111.612 h
August 19.8°C15.3°C15.3°C1.10.111.812 h
September, selected 20.0°C15.3°C15.3°C1.40.112.012 h
October 20.5°C15.6°C15.6°C1.90.412.312 h
November 21.5°C16.5°C16.5°C1.40.312.513 h
December 23.3°C18.3°C18.3°C4.51.112.613 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

September in nearby cities

Distance from Chimbote

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 limits

How 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.