Climate of Lima

Lima has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Lima is 25° degrees and there is about 200 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 161 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 23°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 22°C
Rain: it rains 136 days and there is a total of approximately 199 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3690 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 23°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in February
Coldest month:	23°C in July
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 22°C
Dry days:	229 days
Days with rain:	136 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	199 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3690 hours

Climate of Lima
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Lima
The best travel time for Lima
Climate of Lima by month
Experiences with the weather of Lima

Do you want to go to Lima?

These are the travel companies where you can book a trip to Lima:

Booking.com

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Lima.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Lima.

Climate table of Lima

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Lima. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Lima might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	26	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	24	25
Night temp. (°C)	21	22	22	21	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	19
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	22	36	52	20	14	4	2	3	7	10	11	18
Days with rain	16	19	23	17	12	5	2	3	7	10	8	14
Dry days	15	9	8	13	19	25	29	28	23	21	22	17
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	11
Wind force (Bft)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
UV-index	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6

Best time to visit Lima

The best time to visit Lima in Peru is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Lima is 27°C in February and the lowest is 23°C in July.

Climate of Lima by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Lima? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January