Climate averages 1991–2020
Ica weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the 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 Ica: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chincha Alta (86 km away). In August its highs average 22.4°C, 3.2°C cooler than Ica, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Ica ranks 8th of 24 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Ica is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Chincha Alta in AugustPeru · 86 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 15.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Huancayo in AugustPeru · 230 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Chosica in AugustPeru · 260 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AugustPeru · 262 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Lima in AugustPeru · 266 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Callao in AugustPeru · 271 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Abancay in AugustPeru · 312 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Cusco in AugustPeru · 411 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 22 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.