Chulucanas in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Chulucanas sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 471 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Chulucanas's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Chulucanas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
471 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.0
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Chulucanas in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical fall day in Chulucanas reaches about 31°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Chulucanas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 63 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
63
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chulucanas weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°10012.712.33.7
Feb31° / 22°20420.312.23.1
Mar31° / 22°31322.9123.0
Apr31° / 21°13415.211.93.8
May30° / 20°246.211.85.3
Jun29° / 18°51.611.76.9
Jul28° / 17°20.611.78.2
Aug27° / 17°20.611.88.3
Sep28° / 17°61.6127.4
Oct29° / 18°144.312.16.3
Nov29° / 18°255.912.25.7
Dec30° / 19°548.312.34.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Chulucanas gets around 471 mm of rain over 44 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Chulucanas

In seasonPeak

In fall, Chulucanas overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chulucanas's monsoon runs February–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Chulucanas?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Chulucanas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chulucanas in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Chulucanas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chulucanas in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chulucanas peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chulucanas in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chulucanas is worst in November — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateNov 1715 µg/m³Aug 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chulucanas?

Chulucanas sits at 5.1°S, 80.2°W, 92 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tambo Grande, 27 km away.

Topography around Chulucanas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chulucanas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chulucanas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,894 m.

The land around Chulucanas is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
3,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Tambo Grande 27 km · Piura 56 km · San Martin 57 km · Querecotillo 61 km · Catacaos 61 km · Sullana 62 km · Marcavelica 65 km · La Unión 73 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chulucanas (-5.0925°, -80.1625°, elevation 92 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.