Climate
Chimbote's climate is mild and comfortable, despite being located in the tropics and in a desert. Although classified as subtropical, Lima's proximity to the cool Humboldt current leads to temperatures much cooler than those expected for a subtropical desert, and can be classified as a mild desert climate. On average, the warmest month is February with temperatures a little over 26 °C (79 °F). September is considered the average coolest month, at around 13 °C (55 °F). The annual average temperature ranges between 13 to 28 °C (55 to 82 °F).
The city gets little to no precipitation; however, thick fog predominates through the months of May to November, usually overnight. Rainfall usually comes in February.
| Climate data for Chimbote | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26 (78) |
27 (80) |
26 (79) |
24 (76) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
21 (70) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (76) |
23.1 (73.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21 (69) |
22 (71) |
21 (70) |
19 (67) |
18 (65) |
17 (63) |
17 (62) |
17 (62) |
16 (61) |
17 (62) |
18 (64) |
19 (67) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
10 (0.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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