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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pomabamba Peru

The climate in Pomabamba is comfortable and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 68°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 74°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Pomabamba for warm-weather activities are from late April to mid June and from late June to late November.

Climate in Pomabamba

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

The temperature in Pomabamba varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Pomabamba

Average High and Low Temperature in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1665°FJul 1665°FNov 1268°FNov 1268°F40°F40°F45°F45°FJun 465°FJun 465°F44°F44°F45°F45°F42°F42°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 66°F66°F65°F65°F65°F65°F65°F66°F67°F68°F68°F67°F
Temp. 54°F53°F53°F53°F52°F51°F50°F51°F53°F54°F55°F54°F
Low 45°F45°F45°F44°F43°F41°F40°F41°F43°F44°F45°F45°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 Pomabamba

Average Hourly Temperature in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablevery coldcomfortable
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.

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

The clearer part of the year in Pomabamba begins around April 26 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around September 19.

The clearest month of the year in Pomabamba is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around April 26.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pomabamba is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Pomabamba

Cloud Cover Categories in PomabambaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 258%Aug 258%Feb 2112%Feb 2112%Apr 2635%Apr 2635%Sep 1935%Sep 1935%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 87%88%85%72%58%53%45%46%62%76%78%84%
Clearer 13%12%15%28%42%47%55%54%38%24%22%16%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.1 months, from November 23 to March 27, with a greater than 19% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pomabamba is February, with an average of 10.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.9 months, from March 27 to November 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Pomabamba is July, with an average of 0.7 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 Pomabamba is February, with an average of 10.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 37% on January 27.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Pomabamba

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PomabambawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 2737%Jan 2737%Jul 231%Jul 231%Nov 2319%Nov 2319%Mar 2719%Mar 2719%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 10.2d10.3d8.0d2.7d1.0d0.7d0.7d1.1d2.0d4.0d5.4d8.2d

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. Pomabamba experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from September 20 to April 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Pomabamba is February, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from April 17 to September 20. The month with the least rain in Pomabamba is June, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Pomabamba

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 2.2″2.5″1.8″0.5″0.1″0.1″0.1″0.2″0.4″0.8″1.1″1.7″

The length of the day in Pomabamba varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Pomabamba

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 56 minDec 2112 hr, 56 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1911 hr, 19 minJun 2011 hr, 19 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 12.8h12.5h12.2h11.8h11.5h11.3h11.4h11.7h12.0h12.4h12.7h12.9h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on November 20, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 6:21 AM on July 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:35 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 56 minutes later at 6:31 PM on January 22.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Pomabamba

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 205:18 AMNov 205:18 AM6:31 PMJan 226:31 PMJan 22May 315:35 PMMay 315:35 PM6:21 AMJul 106:21 AMJul 10daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Pomabamba

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080805390NowNow
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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 Pomabamba

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.

The perceived humidity level in Pomabamba, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Pomabamba

Humidity Comfort Levels in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Pomabamba experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from July 5 to October 16, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pomabamba is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.6 months, from October 16 to July 5. The calmest month of the year in Pomabamba is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Pomabamba

Average Wind Speed in PomabambawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphAug 166.3 mphAug 166.3 mphJan 104.8 mphJan 104.8 mphJul 55.5 mphJul 55.5 mphOct 165.5 mphOct 165.5 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) 4.95.04.95.04.85.25.76.26.05.55.04.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Pomabamba is from the north throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Pomabamba

Wind Direction in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNownortheastsouth
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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).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pomabamba 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 times of year to visit Pomabamba for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to mid June and from late June to late November, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Tourism Score in Pomabamba

Tourism Score in Pomabambabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810103.83.82.72.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Pomabamba for hot-weather activities is from late October to late November, with a peak score in the second week of November.

Beach/Pool Score in Pomabamba

Beach/Pool Score in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.70.70.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
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 Pomabamba 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 Pomabamba

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Pomabambagrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jul 1990%Jul 1990%Jul 1190%Jul 11Jan 25100%Jan 25100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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 Pomabamba

Growing Degree Days in PomabambaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FJul 2490°FJul 2490°FDec 25900°FDec 25900°FJun 301,774°FJun 301,774°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 2.0 months, from October 9 to December 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pomabamba is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from May 4 to July 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pomabamba is June, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Pomabamba

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PomabambabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNov 126.4 kWhNov 126.4 kWhJun 135.2 kWhJun 135.2 kWhMay 45.5 kWhMay 45.5 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) 6.06.05.85.65.45.35.66.06.16.26.36.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pomabamba are -13.604 deg latitude, -74.235 deg longitude, and 10,653 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pomabamba contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,032 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 10,727 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,726 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,677 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pomabamba is covered by shrubs (42%), cropland (35%), and trees (12%), within 10 miles by shrubs (48%) and cropland (29%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (45%) and grassland (21%).

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

Pomabamba is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Pomabamba, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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