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Moquegua, Peru climate

BWh Hot desert

Moquegua has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 27°C, while the coldest is June averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 17 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 7 mm while May barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 27°C in February.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 10°C in June.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 17 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in February

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Moquegua climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg temp (°C)	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	20
Avg low (°C)	13	14	13	12	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12
Precipitation (mm)	6	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	26
Avg temp (°C)	20	20	20	19	19	18
Avg low (°C)	13	14	13	12	10	10
Precipitation (mm)	6	7	3	0	0	0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg temp (°C)	18	19	19	19	19	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	12
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	0	0	0	1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	66	66	54	42	35	34	33	33	33	40	43	55
Relative humidity (%)	69	71	70	59	41	37	34	36	39	42	46	58
Wind speed (m/s)	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	66	66	54	42	35	34
Relative humidity (%)	69	71	70	59	41	37
Wind speed (m/s)	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	33	33	33	40	43	55
Relative humidity (%)	34	36	39	42	46	58
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Moquegua, about 2 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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