Climate averages 1991–2020
Chincha Alta weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Chincha Alta: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ica (86 km away). In October its highs average 27.4°C, 4.0°C warmer than Chincha Alta, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chincha Alta ranks 12th of 24 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Chincha Alta is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ica in OctoberPeru · 86 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Chosica in OctoberPeru · 175 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in OctoberPeru · 177 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 14.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Huancayo in OctoberPeru · 180 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 147 mm rain
- Lima in OctoberPeru · 180 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 16.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Callao in OctoberPeru · 186 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Abancay in OctoberPeru · 352 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in OctoberPeru · 387 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 69 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.