Climate and average weather in Querecotillo
In Querecotillo, the weather is humid, hot, showery, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around March.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Querecotillo typically varies from 16°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 34°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Querecotillo for warm-weather activities is from mid June to mid October.
- Hottest
- Mar
- 32°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 16°
- Wettest
- Mar
- 146 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 402 mm
- 49 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 53 m
- 4.8°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 33% cloud
Querecotillo is city in Piura, Peru.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Querecotillo weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid June to mid October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Querecotillo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Querecotillo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 32°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 16°C and high of 27°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 21 |
| Feb | 32 | 22 |
| Mar | 32 | 22 |
| Apr | 32 | 21 |
| May | 31 | 20 |
| Jun | 29 | 18 |
| Jul | 28 | 17 |
| Aug | 27 | 16 |
| Sep | 28 | 17 |
| Oct | 29 | 17 |
| Nov | 29 | 18 |
| Dec | 31 | 19 |
How hot and cold Querecotillo really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Querecotillo feels like about 34°C (around March 19). About 139 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Air high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Air low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Feb | 34 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| Mar | 34 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| Apr | 34 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| May | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
| Jun | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| Jul | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
| Aug | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 |
| Sep | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
| Oct | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 |
| Nov | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| Dec | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
Average hourly temperature in Querecotillo
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on March afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 16°C.
Querecotillo weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 21° | 42 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 32° / 22° | 119 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 32° / 22° | 146 | 14.8 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 32° / 21° | 59 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 4.0 |
| May | 31° / 20° | 6 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 29° / 18° | 1 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 28° / 17° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 8.2 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 28° / 17° | 1 | 0.4 | 12 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 29° / 17° | 3 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 29° / 18° | 6 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 31° / 19° | 19 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 5.3 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Querecotillo gets about 402 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.8 months, from around Jan 6 to May 2, peaking in March at about 49% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 11.
March is the wettest month by volume, with 146 mm over about 15 wet days; August is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 21 | 43 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Rain days | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 6 |
| Feb | 43 | 13 |
| Mar | 47 | 15 |
| Apr | 28 | 8 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 2 | 1 |
| Nov | 5 | 2 |
| Dec | 9 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Querecotillo collects about 402 mm of rain across 49 wet days — roughly 33 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. March is the wettest month with 146 mm, while August is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 80% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 42 | 119 | 146 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Rain days | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 6 |
| Feb | 119 | 13 |
| Mar | 146 | 15 |
| Apr | 59 | 8 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 3 | 1 |
| Nov | 6 | 2 |
| Dec | 19 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Querecotillo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 30 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around October 29. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 30 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around April 29. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 91% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 25 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 57 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 67 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Cloudier (%) | 75 | 91 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 60 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 75 |
| Feb | 9 | 91 |
| Mar | 10 | 90 |
| Apr | 33 | 67 |
| May | 57 | 43 |
| Jun | 71 | 29 |
| Jul | 81 | 19 |
| Aug | 83 | 17 |
| Sep | 67 | 33 |
| Oct | 55 | 45 |
| Nov | 46 | 54 |
| Dec | 40 | 60 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Querecotillo barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:24 | 6:32 | 6:31 | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:31 | 6:36 | 6:31 | 6:18 | 6:04 | 6:01 | 6:10 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:39 | 6:42 | 6:33 | 6:20 | 6:12 | 6:14 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:16 | 6:11 | 6:15 | 6:27 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.2 | 6:24 | 6:39 |
| Feb | 12.2 | 6:32 | 6:42 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:33 |
| Apr | 11.9 | 6:26 | 6:20 |
| May | 11.8 | 6:25 | 6:12 |
| Jun | 11.7 | 6:31 | 6:14 |
| Jul | 11.7 | 6:36 | 6:21 |
| Aug | 11.8 | 6:31 | 6:22 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:16 |
| Oct | 12.1 | 6:04 | 6:11 |
| Nov | 12.2 | 6:01 | 6:15 |
| Dec | 12.3 | 6:10 | 6:27 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Querecotillo averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.6 months, from around May 4 to Oct 21. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is March, down near 1 sunny days — about 98% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 0 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 1 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 4 | Gloomy |
| May | 11 | Mixed |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 20 | Bright |
| Aug | 21 | Bright |
| Sep | 14 | Mixed |
| Oct | 11 | Mixed |
| Nov | 8 | Mixed |
| Dec | 6 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Querecotillo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.1 months, from around November 20 to June 23. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 24 to November 19, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 55% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 22 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 43 | 18 | 16 | 38 | 68 | 77 | 55 | 42 | 43 | 56 | 73 | 79 |
| Muggy (%) | 51 | 61 | 58 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Oppressive (%) | 5 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 43 | 51 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 18 | 61 | 20 | 1 |
| Mar | 0 | 16 | 58 | 26 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 38 | 49 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 68 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 15 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 42 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 55 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 54 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 43 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 22 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 3 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Querecotillo is typically calm, near 8 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 7.9 months, from around May 11 to Jan 6. The windiest month is September, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jan 7 to May 10, with March the calmest month at about 6 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 9 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 9 | calm |
Best time to visit Querecotillo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Querecotillo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early October, Querecotillo is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Querecotillo for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to late October, with a peak score in the second week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| Rating | fair | poor | poor | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 | fair |
| Feb | 3.5 | poor |
| Mar | 3.3 | poor |
| Apr | 4.0 | fair |
| May | 5.4 | fair |
| Jun | 7.0 | good |
| Jul | 8.2 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.4 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.8 | ideal |
| Oct | 6.9 | good |
| Nov | 6.2 | good |
| Dec | 5.3 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Querecotillo for hot-weather activities is from late April to early January, with a peak score in the third week of June.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Querecotillo, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Querecotillo packs about the same all year — highs hold near 32°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In March, Querecotillo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Querecotillo
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 23 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 19 | Cool |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 18 | Cool |
| Oct | 19 | Cool |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 20 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Querecotillo by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Querecotillo 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Querecotillo
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 7 | 5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 |
| Dec | 8 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Querecotillo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Querecotillo banks about 5,275 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 511 | 479 | 535 | 500 | 476 | 403 | 377 | 364 | 366 | 396 | 403 | 464 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 511 |
| Feb | 479 |
| Mar | 535 |
| Apr | 500 |
| May | 476 |
| Jun | 403 |
| Jul | 377 |
| Aug | 364 |
| Sep | 366 |
| Oct | 396 |
| Nov | 403 |
| Dec | 464 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Querecotillo receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.0 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.2 months, from around Jul 24 to Dec 28. The brightest month is October, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is February, down near 5.0 kWh/m² — roughly 25% less than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.0 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.2 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.4 | Bright |
| May | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.7 | Bright |
| Aug | 6.2 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.6 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.7 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.6 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.1 | Intense |
Where is Querecotillo?
Querecotillo sits at 4.8°S, 80.6°W, 53 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Marcavelica, 8.0 km away.
Topography around Querecotillo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Querecotillo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Querecotillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,431 m.
The land around Querecotillo is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (28%) 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 Querecotillo (-4.8378°, -80.6456°, elevation 53 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).