Chiclayo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇪 Peru · coastal city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Chiclayo is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with July and August close behind. Chiclayo averages about 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,389
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 82 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 609k
- Elevation
- 27 m
When is the best time to visit Chiclayo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chiclayo is June, then July and August. The dullest month is September (85/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chiclayo?
Chiclayo gets a moderate 2,389 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 8 Sunshine Score points separate June from September. It ranks #12 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Chiclayo — about 82 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 12 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 27 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 91 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 8 mm | 9 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 92 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 4 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 6 mm | 10 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 92 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 6 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Chiclayo by month
The sea off Chiclayo is warmest in February at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in August at 18°C / 64°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cajamarca Peru · 153 km · best in Jun · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Trujillo Peru · 164 km · best in Jun · 2,249 h sun/yr
- Piura Peru · 196 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr
- Tumbes Peru · 365 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Tarapoto Peru · 383 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr
- Guayaquil Ecuador · 515 km · best in May · 1,184 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jaén Peru · 177 km · 1,469 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chachapoyas Peru · 227 km · 1,402 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Talara Peru · 292 km · 2,785 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Chiclayo compares month by month: Chiclayo vs Trujillo · Chiclayo vs Piura · Chiclayo vs Cajamarca · Chiclayo vs Tumbes · all comparisons
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