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Ayacucho weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Temperatures in Ayacucho stay within a narrow band all year, with the monthly means just 3.4°C apart. The heavier rain months run from November to March. Ayacucho weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+5.5°Chigh well above average

27° / 11°Today
21° / 11°Average
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How it's changed

+1.3°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–498days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 1 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 1 in the 1940s+1.3°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 195 mmhigh 20°low 12°February, rain 190 mmhigh 20°low 12°March, rain 173 mmhigh 20°low 12°April, rain 87 mmhigh 20°low 11°May, rain 39 mmhigh 19°low 9°June, rain 24 mmhigh 19°low 7°July, rain 22 mmhigh 19°low 6°August, rain 34 mmhigh 19°low 7°September, rain 58 mmhigh 20°low 9°October, rain 94 mmhigh 21°low 10°November, rain 118 mmhigh 21°low 11°December, rain 161 mmhigh 21°low 11°wettest month January, 195 mm · 1,194 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

15.8°

14°feels like
52%humidity
6°dew point
8 km/hfrom S
UV index0.0
sunrise05:25sunset17:56day length12h 30m
SunMostly clear27°11°
TodayPartly cloudy28°13°
TueMostly clear26°12°
WedMostly clear26°13°
ThuMostly clear27°13°
FriMostly clear28°14°
SatClear28°14°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
27° / 11°
Average for October 26
21° / 11°

High well above average · +5.5°C

  • Highest since 1940: 25.4° · 1976
  • Lowest since 1940: 5.9° · 1950
  • One year ago: 20° / 14°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ayacucho is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 13.16°S, 74.22°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
13.16°S, 74.22°W
Time zone
America/Lima
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

28 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.8°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

December brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 20.8°C and nights around 11.4°C. The coolest month is July, when afternoons reach about 18.6°C and overnight lows sit around 6.2°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

In total, Ayacucho averages about 1,194 mm of precipitation a year; January is usually the wettest month (195 mm) and July the driest (22 mm).

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Ayacucho has climbed 1.3°C from the first ten years to the last ten. That last decade has also been the warmest in the record.

Climate graph (climograph)

December is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 3°C. Wettest month: January (~195 mm). Whole year averages ~1,194 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ayacucho month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January20.2°11.6°195 mm12.7 h26.5° (2025)6.0° (1965)
February20.0°11.6°190 mm12.4 h26.3° (2024)4.4° (1953)
March19.8°11.5°173 mm12.1 h26.9° (1987)6.4° (2013)
April19.7°10.6°87 mm11.7 h25.0° (1992)1.3° (1956)
May19.5°8.6°39 mm11.4 h25.7° (2024)0.3° (1950)
June18.8°6.9°24 mm11.2 h24.9° (2024)−0.7° (1994)
July18.6°6.2°22 mm11.3 h25.1° (2023)−3.4° (1953)
August19.3°7.3°34 mm11.6 h26.2° (2023)−0.4° (1949)
September20.0°9.1°58 mm11.9 h25.0° (1969)1.4° (2003)
October20.9°10.4°94 mm12.3 h27.0° (2024)2.5° (1941)
November21.3°10.9°118 mm12.6 h26.7° (2024)2.9° (1954)
December20.8°11.4°161 mm12.8 h27.5° (1989)4.0° (1958)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.3°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.17°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.19°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 0.5 early in the record → 7.5 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1989, coldest in 1953: 27.5°C / −3.4°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,194 mm/year on average. Last decade: −5% vs that average. Long-term trend: −19 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ayacucho

Which is the warmest month in Ayacucho?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ayacucho is December (mean daily temperature of about 15.5°C) and the coolest is July (about 12.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Ayacucho compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Ayacucho is forecast to reach a high of 26.6°C and a low of 11.4°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 21.1°C and a low of 10.7°C, so today's high is 5.5°C warmer than that average.
How much has Ayacucho warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ayacucho is about 1.3°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ayacucho?
Ayacucho receives about 1,194 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ayacucho?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ayacucho is about 14.3°C. The warmest month is December and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Ayacucho by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ayacucho (°C, full record since 1940): January 20°/12°, February 20°/12°, March 20°/12°, April 20°/11°, May 19°/9°, June 19°/7°, July 19°/6°, August 19°/7°, September 20°/9°, October 21°/10°, November 21°/11°, December 21°/11°.
What is the weather like in Ayacucho in summer?
December to February is summer in Ayacucho, and it is wet and mild. Daytime highs sit at 20–21°C and nights at 11–12°C; December is the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 182 mm a month. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Ayacucho in winter?
In winter, June through August, Ayacucho is mild. Afternoons run 19°C and nights 6–7°C; July is the coldest month. About 27 mm of rain a month. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Ayacucho in spring?
In spring, September through November, Ayacucho is mild. Expect 20–21°C by day and 9–11°C at night, with November the warmest month. Rain picks up through the season, 58 mm in September to 118 mm in November.
What is the weather like in Ayacucho in autumn?
March to May is autumn in Ayacucho, and it is mild. Daytime highs sit at 19–20°C and nights at 9–12°C; May is the coldest month. Rain eases through the season, 173 mm in March to 39 mm in May.

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