Climate averages 1991–2020
Ica weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Ica: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chincha Alta (86 km away). In April its highs average 25.7°C, 3.2°C cooler than Ica, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Ica ranks joint 7th of 24 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 24 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 24 cities is 24.7°C; Ica is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.5 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Ica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 24 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| February | 29.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 31 | 9.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 21 | 6.8 | 12.212 h |
| April, selected | 28.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 3.5 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| June | 25.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 24.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 26.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.4°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.8°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 4.7 | 1.7 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Chincha Alta in AprilPeru · 86 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Huancayo in AprilPeru · 230 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 5.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Chosica in AprilPeru · 260 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AprilPeru · 262 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Lima in AprilPeru · 266 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Callao in AprilPeru · 271 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Abancay in AprilPeru · 312 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Cusco in AprilPeru · 411 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 7.4°C · 76 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 Ica) is explained once on the Ica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.