Climate averages 1991–2020
Chincha Alta weather
in February.
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.
February is a warm month in Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.1 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In February its highs average 29.2°C, 3.1°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks 16th of 24 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 24 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 24 cities is 25.3°C; Chincha Alta is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.1 mm to 5.2 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ica in FebruaryPeru · 86 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Chosica in FebruaryPeru · 175 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in FebruaryPeru · 177 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Huancayo in FebruaryPeru · 180 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 250 mm rain
- Lima in FebruaryPeru · 180 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Callao in FebruaryPeru · 186 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Abancay in FebruaryPeru · 352 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 200 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in FebruaryPeru · 387 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 178 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.