Piura weather by month & the best time to visit
Peru · city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Piura is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and August close behind. Piura averages about 2,749 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.
When is the best time to visit Piura?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Piura is June, then July and August. The dullest month is March (60/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Piura?
Piura gets a lot of sun: around 2,749 hours a year. June (95/100) is noticeably better than March (60). It ranks #8 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 138 mm falls in the three months around March.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 12 mm | 11 |
| February | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 35 mm | 11 |
| March | 60 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 52 mm | 11 |
| April | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 11 |
| May | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 4 mm | 10 |
| June | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| July | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| August | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| September | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 11 |
| October | 94 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 4 mm | 12 |
| November | 94 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 12 |
| December | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 7 mm | 11 |
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Piura: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Piura?
Piura is a city break in Peru with a hot desert climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Piura get a year?
Piura gets about 2,749 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.
When is the best time to visit Piura?
The sunniest time to visit Piura is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 95/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.
What is the least sunny month in Piura?
March is the least sunny month in Piura, scoring 60/100 with about 52 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Piura?
The typical midday UV index in Piura peaks around 12 (extreme) in October, easing to about 8 (very high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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