Minas de Marcona in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Minas de Marcona sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Minas de Marcona's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Minas de Marcona's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 3 mm
- 0 wet days
- Avg wind
- 12 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.7
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Minas de Marcona in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical winter day in Minas de Marcona reaches about 20°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
Minas de Marcona weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 18° | 14 | 4 | 12.8 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 26° / 19° | 16 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 26° / 19° | 8 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 24° / 17° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 8.3 |
| May | 22° / 15° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 8.3 |
| Jun | 20° / 14° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 19° / 13° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 7.6 |
| Aug | 19° / 13° | 1 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
| Sep | 20° / 13° | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 8.1 |
| Oct | 21° / 14° | 1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 23° / 15° | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 8.1 |
| Dec | 24° / 17° | 3 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Minas de Marcona gets around 3 mm of rain over 0 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 12 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Minas de Marcona?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Minas de Marcona for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Minas de Marcona in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Minas de Marcona sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection.
Sea temperature near Minas de Marcona in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 4 to Mar 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 21 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 20 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 19 | Cool |
| May | 18 | Cool |
| Jun | 17 | Cool |
| Jul | 16 | Cool |
| Aug | 16 | Cool |
| Sep | 16 | Cool |
| Oct | 16 | Cool |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index in Minas de Marcona in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minas de Marcona peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Minas de Marcona?
Minas de Marcona sits at 15.2°S, 75.1°W, 776 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Nazca, 46 km away.
Topography around Minas de Marcona
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Minas de Marcona.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas de Marcona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,640 m.
The land around Minas de Marcona is covered by bare terrain (100%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (32%) within 80 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
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 Minas de Marcona (-15.2119°, -75.1103°, elevation 776 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.