Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Zurite Peru

In Zurite, the wet season is cool and overcast and the dry season is comfortable and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 67°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 72°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Zurite for warm-weather activities are from early May to early June and from early July to early October.

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

In Zurite, 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 Zurite begins around May 6 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around September 13.

The clearest month of the year in Zurite is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 13 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around May 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Zurite is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from November 9 to March 30, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Zurite is January, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.3 months, from March 30 to November 9. The month with the fewest wet days in Zurite is July, with an average of 0.8 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 Zurite is January, with an average of 15.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on January 15.

Rainfall

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. Zurite experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from September 16 to April 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Zurite is January, with an average rainfall of 4.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from April 28 to September 16. The month with the least rain in Zurite is June, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Zurite varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 20 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 55 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on November 20, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 6:13 AM on July 9. The earliest sunset is at 5:28 PM on May 30, and the latest sunset is 56 minutes later at 6:23 PM on January 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Zurite 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.

The perceived humidity level in Zurite, 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.

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from July 11 to November 21, with average wind speeds of more than 4.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Zurite is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.7 months, from November 21 to July 11. The calmest month of the year in Zurite is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

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

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Zurite 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 Zurite for general outdoor tourist activities are from early May to early June and from early July to early October, with a peak score in the last week of August.

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 Zurite for hot-weather activities is from mid October to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of November.

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).

The growing season in Zurite typically lasts for 9.9 months (300 days), from around August 11 to around June 7, rarely starting before July 13 or after September 6, and rarely ending before May 15 or after July 3.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Zurite should appear around July 24, only rarely appearing before July 19 or after July 30.

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.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zurite are -13.455 deg latitude, -72.256 deg longitude, and 11,168 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zurite contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,373 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 11,583 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,343 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (17,264 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zurite is covered by shrubs (31%), cropland (25%), trees (23%), and grassland (21%), within 10 miles by grassland (46%) and shrubs (33%), and within 50 miles by grassland (42%) and shrubs (30%).