Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Punta Hermosa Peru

In Punta Hermosa, the summers are warm, muggy, arid, and overcast and the winters are long, cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 81°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Punta Hermosa for warm-weather activities is from mid April to late October.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from January 4 to April 4, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is February, with an average high of 81°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.2 months, from June 9 to October 16, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is August, with an average low of 61°F and high of 68°F.

In Punta Hermosa, 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 Punta Hermosa begins around April 15 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 22.

The clearest month of the year in Punta Hermosa 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 22 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

Punta Hermosa does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 0% to 1%, with an average value of 0%.

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 Punta Hermosa is October, with an average of 0.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 1% on January 25.

The length of the day in Punta Hermosa does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 51 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:31 AM on November 19, and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 6:29 AM on July 11. The earliest sunset is at 5:48 PM on May 29, and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 6:40 PM on January 23.

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

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.

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.

Punta Hermosa experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from December 23 to April 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 18% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Punta Hermosa is February, with 20.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Punta Hermosa is September, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

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 Punta Hermosa experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from May 12 to December 16, with average wind speeds of more than 7.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.9 months, from December 16 to May 12. The calmest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

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

Punta Hermosa 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 2.8 months, from January 6 to March 31, with an average temperature above 69°F. The month of the year in Punta Hermosa with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 71°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.0 months, from July 12 to November 12, with an average temperature below 64°F. The month of the year in Punta Hermosa with the coolest water is September, with an average temperature of 62°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Punta Hermosa 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 Punta Hermosa for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to late October, with a peak score in the first week of May.

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 Punta Hermosa for hot-weather activities is from mid December to late April, with a peak score in the first week of February.

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 Punta Hermosa 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.

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.

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 3.0 months, from September 7 to December 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is October, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from May 12 to July 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Punta Hermosa is June, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Punta Hermosa are -12.333 deg latitude, -76.817 deg longitude, and 177 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Punta Hermosa contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 538 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 173 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,622 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,405 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Punta Hermosa is covered by bare soil (65%) and water (33%), within 10 miles by water (45%) and shrubs (18%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and sparse vegetation (18%).