Virú weather in June

In June, Virú sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Virú's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Virú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Virú is capital city of Virú, La Libertad, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Virú reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Virú weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°258.112.46.6
Feb26° / 21°461212.35.7
Mar26° / 21°4713.112.15.7
Apr25° / 20°154.711.87.4
May24° / 19°4111.68.6
Jun23° / 18°30.311.58.6
Jul22° / 17°20.211.68.5
Aug21° / 16°30.411.78.4
Sep21° / 16°51.3127.9
Oct22° / 17°71.712.27.7
Nov23° / 17°61.612.47.7
Dec24° / 19°14412.57.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47525
57525
67723
77723
87822
97921
108020
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Virú gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1127315
2127315
3127414
4137314
5137413
6147313
7147313
8157312
9157312
10167212
11177211
12187111
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16216910
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2025669
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2427658
2528648
2628657
2729647
2829647
2929656
3029656

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:265:59
211.56:265:59
311.56:275:59
411.56:275:59
511.56:275:59
611.56:275:59
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2411.56:326:02
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2911.56:336:03
3011.56:336:04

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Virú?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Virú for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Virú in June

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

In June, Virú sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Virú in June

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Apr 15 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Virú in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Virú peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Virú?

Virú sits at 8.4°S, 78.8°W, 75 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Moche, 39 km away.

Topography around Virú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Virú has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,357 m.

The land around Virú is covered by trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (32%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
1,713 m
80 km
4,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Moche 39 km · Laredo 43 km · Trujillo 45 km · Coishco 69 km · Santiago de Cao 74 km · Chimbote 75 km · Chocope 87 km · Paiján 97 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 Virú (-8.4155°, -78.752°, elevation 75 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).