Climate averages 1991–2020

Chincha Alta weather
in July.

A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

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

Average high 22.2°C Daytime mean, July
Average low 16.2°C Night-time mean, July
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Chincha Alta · average highYear overview

July is a warm month in Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In July its highs average 24.9°C, 2.7°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks 14th of 24 for the warmest July highs and joint 2nd of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 22.4°C; Chincha Alta is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.

From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

July 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

Chincha Alta climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Chincha Alta, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 25.8°C20.3°C20.3°C7.02.212.813 h
February 26.1°C21.2°C21.2°C8.12.712.513 h
March 26.4°C21.2°C21.2°C5.21.812.212 h
April 25.7°C20.0°C20.0°C1.60.411.812 h
May 24.2°C18.3°C18.3°C0.20.011.512 h
June 22.8°C16.9°C16.9°C0.40.211.311 h
July, selected 22.2°C16.2°C16.2°C0.20.011.411 h
August 22.4°C15.9°C15.9°C0.10.011.712 h
September 22.9°C16.0°C16.0°C0.10.012.012 h
October 23.4°C16.4°C16.4°C0.20.012.412 h
November 24.1°C17.2°C17.2°C0.40.012.713 h
December 25.2°C18.7°C18.7°C1.50.412.913 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.

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July in nearby cities

Distance from Chincha Alta

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 Chincha Alta) is explained once on the Chincha Alta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.