Peru climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Lima |
75° |
77° |
77° |
73° |
70° |
66° |
66° |
64° |
66° |
66° |
70° |
72° |
| Cusco |
63° |
61° |
61° |
63° |
63° |
63° |
64° |
64° |
66° |
66° |
64° |
64° |
| Piura |
93° |
95° |
95° |
91° |
88° |
86° |
86° |
84° |
86° |
86° |
88° |
90° |
| Chiclayo |
82° |
86° |
86° |
82° |
77° |
75° |
75° |
73° |
73° |
73° |
75° |
79° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Lima |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Cusco |
28 |
27 |
26 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
| Piura |
4 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Chiclayo |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Lima |
67° |
71° |
70° |
68° |
66° |
64° |
64° |
63° |
63° |
63° |
64° |
64° |
| Chiclayo |
70° |
78° |
76° |
73° |
69° |
69° |
67° |
66° |
65° |
65° |
66° |
66° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Lima climate in January
8-year averages · when to visit
Best months: January–December · January: Perfect
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|
December |
January |
February |
| Average temperature |
▲ 68°F |
72°F |
▲ 73°F |
| Typical high |
▲ 72°F |
75°F |
▲ 77°F |
| Typical low |
▲ 64°F |
68°F |
▲ 70°F |
| Water temperature |
▲ 64°F |
67°F |
▲ 71°F |
| Precipitation |
▲ 0.3 in |
0.4 in |
▲ 0.5 in |
| Wet days |
▲ 2 d |
3 d |
→ 3 d |
| Humidity |
▼ 81% |
80% |
→ 80% |
| Sunshine per day |
▲ 10.8 h |
11.0 h |
▼ 10.9 h |
| Cloud cover |
▼ 16% |
14% |
▼ 13% |
| Midday UV |
→ 12 |
12 |
→ 12 |
| Daylight |
12:49 |
12:44 |
12:29 |
| Our take |
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January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
January precipitation day by day in
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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