Climate averages 1991–2020
Chincha Alta weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 49 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In January its highs average 29.1°C, 3.3°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks 13th of 24 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 25.1°C; Chincha Alta is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 8.1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Ica in JanuaryPeru · 86 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Chosica in JanuaryPeru · 175 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in JanuaryPeru · 177 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Huancayo in JanuaryPeru · 180 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 6.1°C · 243 mm rain
- Lima in JanuaryPeru · 180 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Callao in JanuaryPeru · 186 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Abancay in JanuaryPeru · 352 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 215 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in JanuaryPeru · 387 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 161 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.