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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Piura Peru

In Piura, the summers are hot, oppressive, and overcast; the winters are long, comfortable, windy, and mostly clear; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 63°F to 92°F and is rarely below 60°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Piura for warm-weather activities is from early June to late September.

Climate in Piura

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Piura weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from January 5 to April 15, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Piura is February, with an average high of 92°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 10 to September 29, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Piura is August, with an average low of 63°F and high of 81°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Piura

Average High and Low Temperature in PiurahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FAug 1581°FAug 1581°FFeb 2592°FFeb 2592°F63°F63°F74°F74°FJan 590°FJan 590°FApr 1590°FApr 1590°FJun 1083°FJun 1083°FSep 2983°FSep 2983°F71°F71°F71°F71°F66°F66°F64°F64°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 90°F92°F91°F89°F86°F82°F81°F81°F82°F83°F85°F88°F
Temp. 79°F81°F81°F79°F76°F73°F71°F70°F71°F72°F73°F76°F
Low 72°F74°F74°F71°F68°F66°F64°F63°F64°F64°F66°F69°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Piura

Average Hourly Temperature in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhothot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kahului, Hawaii, United States (5,446 miles away); Voi, Kenya (8,207 miles); and Ambodivoara, Madagascar (8,804 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Piura (view comparison).

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In Piura, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Piura begins around April 23 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around October 20.

The clearest month of the year in Piura is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 20 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around April 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Piura is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Piura

Cloud Cover Categories in PiuraclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 776%Aug 776%Feb 1424%Feb 1424%Apr 2350%Apr 2350%Oct 2050%Oct 2050%NowNowclearpartly cloudyovercastmostly clearmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 68%75%72%55%40%32%27%27%34%48%56%61%
Clearer 32%25%28%45%60%68%73%73%66%52%44%39%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Piura varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.5 months, from January 25 to April 9, with a greater than 8% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Piura is March, with an average of 4.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.5 months, from April 9 to January 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Piura is August, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Piura is March, with an average of 4.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 16% on March 8.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Piura

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PiurawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 816%Mar 816%Jun 220%Jun 220%Jan 258%Jan 258%Apr 98%Apr 98%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 2.1d3.5d4.5d1.9d0.4d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.1d0.3d0.3d0.9d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Piura experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from December 30 to April 14, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Piura is March, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from April 14 to December 30. The month with the least rain in Piura is August, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Piura

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.8″1.3″1.4″0.5″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″

The length of the day in Piura does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Piura

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.8h11.9h11.9h12.1h12.2h12.4h12.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:56 AM on November 10, and the latest sunrise is 37 minutes later at 6:33 AM on July 17. The earliest sunset is at 6:14 PM on October 22, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:45 PM on February 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Piura during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Piura

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 105:56 AMNov 105:56 AM6:45 PMFeb 26:45 PMFeb 2Oct 226:14 PMOct 226:14 PM6:33 AMJul 176:33 AMJul 17daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Piura

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Piura

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Piura experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from December 8 to June 9, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 30% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Piura is March, with 27.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Piura is September, with 3.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Piura

Humidity Comfort Levels in PiuramuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 510%Sep 510%92%Feb 2992%Feb 29Dec 830%Dec 830%Jun 930%Jun 930%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortablemiserablemiserable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 21.3d25.9d27.4d21.3d14.6d8.2d4.8d3.1d3.0d3.6d5.6d11.8d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Piura experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from April 28 to January 5, with average wind speeds of more than 10.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Piura is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.8 months, from January 5 to April 28. The calmest month of the year in Piura is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Piura

Average Wind Speed in PiurawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphSep 2213.3 mphSep 2213.3 mphMar 118.4 mphMar 118.4 mphApr 2810.9 mphApr 2810.9 mphJan 510.9 mphJan 510.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 10.49.08.610.011.612.312.713.113.312.912.311.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Piura is from the south throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Piura

Wind Direction in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Piura is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.2 months, from January 28 to April 2, with an average temperature above 71°F. The month of the year in Piura with the warmest water is March, with an average temperature of 73°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.3 months, from July 6 to November 16, with an average temperature below 66°F. The month of the year in Piura with the coolest water is September, with an average temperature of 64°F.

Average Water Temperature in Piura

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 70°F73°F73°F70°F68°F67°F65°F64°F64°F64°F66°F68°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Piura throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Piura for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Piura

Tourism Score in Piurabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.18.14.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Piura for hot-weather activities is from early April to mid June, with a peak score in the first week of May.

Beach/Pool Score in Piura

Beach/Pool Score in Piurabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.54.84.85.85.85.25.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Piura are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Piura

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Piura

Growing Degree Days in PiuraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJul 590°FJul 590°FAug 14900°FAug 14900°FSep 281,800°FSep 281,800°FJun 309,014°FJun 309,014°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from August 26 to November 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Piura is October, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 26 to July 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Piura is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Piura

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PiurabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhSep 257.0 kWhSep 257.0 kWhJun 55.9 kWhJun 55.9 kWhNov 296.8 kWhNov 296.8 kWhApr 266.1 kWhApr 266.1 kWhJul 126.1 kWhJul 126.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.36.16.16.16.05.96.26.66.96.96.96.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Piura are -5.194 deg latitude, -80.633 deg longitude, and 108 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Piura contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 112 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (518 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,270 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Piura is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and bare soil (13%), within 10 miles by bare soil (51%) and grassland (11%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (36%) and water (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Piura, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Piura.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Piura according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Piura is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Piura and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Piura and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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