Chimbote weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇪 Peru · seaside town · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Chimbote is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and July close behind. Chimbote averages about 2,490 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,490
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 68 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 350k
- Elevation
- 12 m
When is the best time to visit Chimbote?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chimbote is May, then June and July. The dullest month is March (91/100, 13 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chimbote?
Chimbote gets a moderate 2,490 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate May from March. It ranks #10 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Chimbote — about 68 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 21° / 70°F | 7 mm | 12 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 13 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 12 | 22° / 72°F |
| April | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 8 mm | 11 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 93 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 5 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 8 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 9 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 93 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 5 mm | 11 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 92 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 6 mm | 12 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 10 mm | 12 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Chimbote by month
The sea off Chimbote is warmest in February at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in August at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 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
- Trujillo Peru · 135 km · best in Jun · 2,249 h sun/yr
- Cajamarca Peru · 224 km · best in Jun · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Chiclayo Peru · 299 km · best in Jun · 2,389 h sun/yr
- Lima Peru · 355 km · best in Jan · 2,190 h sun/yr
- Tarapoto Peru · 377 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr
- Pucallpa Peru · 442 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Huánuco Peru · 267 km · 1,822 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chachapoyas Peru · 336 km · 1,402 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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