Peru / Ancash
Playa Vesique
Playa Vesique is a 688 m-long beach facing west, 5.9 km north of Samanco (Ancash, Peru). The sea averages 21.8 °C in February, its warmest month, and 16.8 °C in October; it is 21 °C or warmer in February–March.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa Vesique
Beach-day index 6.8/10 · Peru median 6.0
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 20.7 °C | 21.8 °C | 21.7 °C | 19.9 °C | 19.4 °C | 18.9 °C | 18.1 °C | 17.6 °C | 17.0 °C | 16.8 °C | 17.6 °C | 19.0 °C |
| High °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 23° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Cloud % | 71 | 75 | 76 | 64 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 71 |
| Wind m/s | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Daylight h | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Record high/low | 30°/10° | 29°/10° | 29°/10° | 31°/10° | 30°/8° | 30°/7° | 30°/7° | 30°/7° | 30°/9° | 30°/9° | 29°/9° | 30°/9° |
| Beach index | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in January–August; June scores 8.0/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 18.9 °C and 2 mm of rain.
In June that is 1.8 points above the median of the 340 beaches in Peru covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 19.0 °C, warmer than 53% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
March is the wettest month (29 mm) and June the driest (2 mm); the yearly total is about 160 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.6 hours in June to 12.7 hours in December; in mid-June the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:01 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west (260°). Open water fills about 42% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 18:01 local time on a bearing of 293°.
Straight out to the west there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 15 m deep and 14 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 71 m above sea level 500 m inland and 162 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 98% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): open dunes, sand or rock. Water makes up 45% of that circle.
- Bare 98%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 5.3 km south (Restaurant Made In Samanco), the nearest grocery shop is 9.3 km north (Licorería y Bodega Sarita), the nearest fuel station is 7.6 km north-west (JKMB) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 9.2 km north-west (Innova Salud Medical Center S.R.Ltda).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Restaurant Made In Samanco | 5.3 km | south |
| Groceries | Licorería y Bodega Sarita | 9.3 km | north |
| Accommodation | A.H Villa Atahualpa | 6.6 km | north |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Innova Salud Medical Center S.R.Ltda | 9.2 km | north-west |
| Fuel station | JKMB | 7.6 km | north-west |
| Car park | — | 8.0 km | north-west |
| Bus stop | — | 11.6 km | north-west |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Attractions & museums
- El Tunel del Amor attraction 730 m S
Nature
- Cerro el Tunel peak 460 m N
- El Tunel del Amor cave entrance 730 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAP Lieutenant Jaime Andres de Montreuil Morales Airport Chimbote | CHM | 7.9 km | north-west |
| Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport Trujillo | TRU | 143 km | north-west |
| Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport Cajamarca | CJA | 230 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 0 residents); within 30 km there are 6 (about 332K).
Reference
Playa Vesique has an article on the ES Wikipedia: Playa Vesique.
Wikidata item Q113470103.
When people look it up
The ES Wikipedia article was read 507 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in January (110 views), 5.2× the quietest month.
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 18.1 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w828908177; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_17LQK_20241113_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 880 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.