Climate averages 1991–2020
Chosica weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 3rd 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 Chosica: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Anita - Los Ficus (31 km away). In August its highs average 18.6°C, 5.3°C cooler than Chosica, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Chosica ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest August highs and 7th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Chosica is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.0 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
Chosica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 64 | 13.9 | 12.713 h |
| February | 24.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 104 | 19.4 | 12.512 h |
| March | 24.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 89 | 18.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 24.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 24.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 11.612 h |
| June | 23.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.411 h |
| July | 23.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 23.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 23.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 4.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 23.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 8.6 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 23.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 8.5 | 2.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 24.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 20 | 6.2 | 12.813 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
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AugustPeru · 31 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Lima in AugustPeru · 36 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Callao in AugustPeru · 48 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Huancayo in AugustPeru · 164 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Chincha Alta in AugustPeru · 175 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 15.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AugustPeru · 230 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Ica in AugustPeru · 260 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chimbote in AugustPeru · 380 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 1.1 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 Chosica) is explained once on the Chosica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.