Peru, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SEDAN, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Peru has an annual average temperature of 57.4°F with about 40.5 inches of precipitation per year and 9.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.15 in) and January the driest (1.29 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Peru
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →38 of 366 (10.4%) of Peru's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 19 | |
| 1900s | 12 | |
| 1910s | 40 | |
| 1920s | 28 | |
| 1930s | 76 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 52 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 11 | |
| 1990s | 9 | |
| 2000s | 14 | |
| 2010s | 23 | |
| 2020s | 27 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45.5°F | 21.6°F | 33.6°F | 1.29 in | 2.4 in | 6 |
| February | 50.5°F | 25.1°F | 37.8°F | 1.73 in | 2.2 in | 6 |
| March | 60.1°F | 34.4°F | 47.2°F | 2.80 in | 1.7 in | 8 |
| April | 69.5°F | 44.0°F | 56.7°F | 4.30 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| May | 77.2°F | 54.5°F | 65.9°F | 6.15 in | — | 11 |
| June | 85.7°F | 64.2°F | 75.0°F | 5.58 in | — | 9 |
| July | 91.5°F | 68.8°F | 80.1°F | 3.82 in | — | 8 |
| August | 91.3°F | 66.8°F | 79.1°F | 3.50 in | — | 8 |
| September | 83.1°F | 58.1°F | 70.6°F | 3.52 in | — | 7 |
| October | 72.0°F | 45.8°F | 58.9°F | 3.84 in | — | 7 |
| November | 59.3°F | 34.1°F | 46.7°F | 2.15 in | 0.3 in | 6 |
| December | 48.1°F | 25.1°F | 36.6°F | 1.86 in | 2.6 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Peru
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