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Chimbote weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Chimbote is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 6.1°C. Rain is a rare event here. Chimbote weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+4.3°Chigh well above average

27° / 22°Today
22° / 17°Average
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How it's changed

+0.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4917days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 1 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 1 in the 1940s+0.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 14 mmhigh 27°low 21°February, rain 18 mmhigh 28°low 22°March, rain 21 mmhigh 28°low 22°April, rain 12 mmhigh 27°low 20°May, rain 14 mmhigh 24°low 19°June, rain 14 mmhigh 23°low 17°July, rain 14 mmhigh 22°low 17°August, rain 13 mmhigh 22°low 16°September, rain 12 mmhigh 22°low 16°October, rain 10 mmhigh 22°low 17°November, rain 8 mmhigh 24°low 17°December, rain 9 mmhigh 25°low 19°wettest month March, 21 mm · 159 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

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

Right now

26.3°

29°feels like
74%humidity
21°dew point
13 km/hfrom S
UV index5.0
sunrise05:48sunset18:09day length12h 21m
TodayOvercast27°22°
WedOvercast27°22°
ThuOvercast28°22°
FriOvercast27°22°
SatPartly cloudy27°22°
SunOvercast28°22°
MonOvercast28°22°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
27° / 22°
Average for October 20
22° / 17°

High well above average · +4.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 25.6° · 1982
  • Lowest since 1940: 13.7° · 1954
  • One year ago: 23° / 17°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 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 Chimbote is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 9.08°S, 78.59°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
9.08°S, 78.59°W
Time zone
America/Lima
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +5.7°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

February brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 28.1°C and nights around 21.9°C. In a typical recent year, around 15 days reach 30°C or more. At the other extreme, August brings afternoon highs of about 21.7°C and typical overnight lows of 16.3°C.

The annual total in Chimbote is just 159 mm or so, with March the most likely month to see any of it.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Chimbote has climbed 0.6°C from the first ten years to the last ten. Recent years have brought less rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 28% under the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

February is the warmest month, August the coolest: a yearly swing of 6°C. Wettest month: March (~21 mm). Whole year averages ~159 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.

Chimbote 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
January27.1°20.8°14 mm12.5 h32.4° (1998)16.6° (1959)
February28.1°21.9°18 mm12.3 h33.3° (1998)17.3° (1951)
March28.1°21.9°21 mm12.1 h32.9° (1998)17.6° (1950)
April26.5°20.2°12 mm11.8 h32.7° (1998)16.0° (1968)
May24.5°18.6°14 mm11.6 h31.4° (1983)13.7° (1955)
June22.9°17.5°14 mm11.5 h30.5° (1983)13.8° (1968)
July22.1°16.7°14 mm11.5 h28.9° (1983)12.6° (2020)
August21.7°16.3°13 mm11.7 h28.3° (1997)12.3° (2020)
September21.9°16.2°12 mm12.0 h28.2° (1997)13.1° (2020)
October22.5°16.5°10 mm12.2 h27.4° (2023)13.3° (1954)
November23.6°17.3°8 mm12.4 h28.8° (1982)13.9° (2020)
December25.4°18.9°9 mm12.5 h31.4° (1982)15.0° (1942)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.6°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: +0.09°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

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.14°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 ≥ 30°C per year: 1.0 early in the record → 16.6 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 1998, coldest in 2020: 33.3°C / 12.3°C.

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

Annual rainfall

~159 mm/year on average. Last decade: −28% vs that average. Long-term trend: −12 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 Chimbote

Which is the warmest month in Chimbote?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Chimbote is February (mean daily temperature of about 24.6°C) and the coolest is August (about 18.4°C).
How does today's temperature in Chimbote compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Chimbote is forecast to reach a high of 26.7°C and a low of 22.4°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 22.4°C and a low of 16.6°C, so today's high is 4.3°C warmer than that average.
How much has Chimbote warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Chimbote is about 0.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Chimbote?
Chimbote receives about 159 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with March typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Chimbote?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Chimbote is about 21.0°C. The warmest month is February and the coolest is August.
What are the average temperatures in Chimbote by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Chimbote (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/21°, February 28°/22°, March 28°/22°, April 27°/20°, May 24°/19°, June 23°/17°, July 22°/17°, August 22°/16°, September 22°/16°, October 22°/17°, November 24°/17°, December 25°/19°.

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