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Has the climate in Huaraz changed?

Huaraz has warmed about 2.1°F between 1973 and 1983.

About 2.1°F per decade, measured from Huaraz's official daily weather records, 1973–1983. Individual years still bounce around — some recent ones came in cool — but the long-term line has clearly risen.

Is that a lot? Huaraz's climate has warmed faster than most other cities in Peru.

What has actually changed

Each card compares the 1970s (the first ten years of the record) with recent years (the last ten) — the same span the headline and the chart use.

Freezing nights
about the same
1970s
0 / yr
Recent
0 / yr
Winters about as cold as before
Average temperature
+1.7°F
1970s
63.0°F
Recent
64.7°F
A steady upward drift
Hot days above 90°F
1 more day
1970s
0 / yr
Recent
1 / yr
More days of serious heat
Rainy days
17 more days
1970s
41 / yr
Recent
58 / yr
Wetter on average

Huaraz's temperature, year by year

Average temperature for each year from 1973 to 1983.

61°63°65°67°1973: 63.6°F1974: 62.9°F1975: 62.6°F1976: 63.1°F1977: 64.4°F1978: 64.2°F1979: 64.2°F1980: 64.5°F1982: 64.2°F1983: 65.5°Flong-term trend197319801983
a warmer-than-average year a cooler-than-average year

Each bar is one year. Most recent years sit above the older ones. Some recent years still came in cool — warming is a slope, not a straight climb.

Methodology & sources

Temperature — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Recuay, about 24 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →