Peru climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 24° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 21° | 22° |
| Cusco | 17° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° |
| Piura | 34° | 35° | 35° | 33° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 32° |
| Chiclayo | 28° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 26° |
| 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 | 20° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° |
| Chiclayo | 21° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° |
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 December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · December: Perfect
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 18°C | 20°C | ▲ 22°C |
| Typical high | ▲ 21°C | 22°C | ▲ 24°C |
| Typical low | ▲ 16°C | 18°C | ▲ 20°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 17.5°C | 17.9°C | ▲ 19.7°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 1 mm | 8 mm | ▲ 10 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 0 d | 2 d | ▲ 3 d |
| Humidity | → 81% | 81% | ▼ 80% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 10.9 h | 10.8 h | ▲ 11.0 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 14% | 16% | ▼ 14% |
| Midday UV | → 12 | 12 | → 12 |
| Daylight | 12:40 | 12:49 | 12:44 |
| Our take | Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
December precipitation day by day mm
December 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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Peru · 12 weather points · Climate reference: Lima (12.05°S, 77.04°W) · America/Lima