Cajamarca
14 to 16°C
temperature
3180 hours
sunshine per day
1117 mm
rain
93 days
dry
265 days
rain
7 days
snow

Climate of Cajamarca

Cajamarca has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Cajamarca is 15° degrees and there is about 1115 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 66 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 14°C and 16°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 8°C
  • Rain: it rains 265 days and there is a total of approximately 1117 mm rainfall
  • Snow: it snows an average of 7 days per year
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3180 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 14°C and 16°C
Warmest month: 16°C in July
Coldest month: 14°C in January
Night temperature: between 5°C and 8°C
Dry days: 93 days
Days with rain: 265 days
Days with snow: 7 days
Total rain sum: 1117 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3180 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cajamarca.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cajamarca.

Climate table of Cajamarca

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cajamarca. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cajamarca might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 14
Night temp. (°C) 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 7
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 155 162 211 104 57 26 10 19 45 107 106 115
Days with rain 29 27 30 27 23 14 8 10 20 26 23 28
Days with snow 1 1 1 - - - - - - 2 1 1
Dry days 1 - - 3 8 16 23 21 10 3 6 2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 7 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 9
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
UV-index 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3

Best time to visit Cajamarca

The best time to visit Cajamarca in Peru is in July and August. In this period you have a mild temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cajamarca is 16°C in July and the lowest is 14°C in January.

Climate of Cajamarca by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Cajamarca? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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