Climate averages 1991–2020
Chincha Alta weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In August its highs average 25.5°C, 3.2°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks joint 13th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Chincha Alta is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Chincha Alta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 7.0 | 2.2 | 12.813 h |
| February | 26.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 8.1 | 2.7 | 12.513 h |
| March | 26.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 5.2 | 1.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 22.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| July | 22.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 22.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| September | 22.9°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 23.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 24.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 25.2°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.913 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
August in nearby cities
- Ica in AugustPeru · 86 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chosica in AugustPeru · 175 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AugustPeru · 177 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Huancayo in AugustPeru · 180 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Lima in AugustPeru · 180 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Callao in AugustPeru · 186 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Abancay in AugustPeru · 352 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AugustPeru · 387 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 23 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 Chincha Alta) is explained once on the Chincha Alta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.