climigo

Peru

When to go?

The best months are May–August.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

BrazilChileBoliviaEcuadorColombiaLimaLimaLimaCuscoCuscoCuscoLa RinconadaLa RinconadaLa RinconadaArequipaArequipaArequipaMachu PicchuMachu PicchuMachu Picchu

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 25°17°
February 25°17°
March 25°17°
April 25°16°
May 24°15°
June 24°14°
July 24°14°
August 24°14°
September 25°15°
October 25°16°
November 25°16°
December 25°17°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17.0 · 24.9 °CJanuary: 17.0 · 24.9 °C17.1 · 24.9 °CFebruary: 17.1 · 24.9 °C17.0 · 24.9 °CMarch: 17.0 · 24.9 °C16.4 · 24.7 °CApril: 16.4 · 24.7 °C15.4 · 24.2 °CMay: 15.4 · 24.2 °C14.4 · 23.6 °CJune: 14.4 · 23.6 °C13.8 · 23.6 °CJuly: 13.8 · 23.6 °C14.1 · 24.4 °CAugust: 14.1 · 24.4 °C15.0 · 25.0 °CSeptember: 15.0 · 25.0 °C15.8 · 25.1 °COctober: 15.8 · 25.1 °C16.3 · 25.1 °CNovember: 16.3 · 25.1 °C16.7 · 25.0 °CDecember: 16.7 · 25.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 17.0 – 24.9 °C
Feb 17.1 – 24.9 °C
Mar 17.0 – 24.9 °C
Apr 16.4 – 24.7 °C
May 15.4 – 24.2 °C
Jun 14.4 – 23.6 °C
Jul 13.8 – 23.6 °C
Aug 14.1 – 24.4 °C
Sep 15.0 – 25.0 °C
Oct 15.8 – 25.1 °C
Nov 16.3 – 25.1 °C
Dec 16.7 – 25.0 °C

How much it rains

January 192 mm20 d
February 201 mm20 d
March 217 mm21 d
April 162 mm16 d
May 124 mm12 d
June 91 mm9 d
July 74 mm8 d
August 72 mm8 d
September 91 mm10 d
October 129 mm14 d
November 150 mm15 d
December 180 mm18 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec192 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 192 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a day201 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a dayFebruary: 201 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a day217 mm · 21 rain days · 10 mm a dayMarch: 217 mm · 21 rain days · 10 mm a day162 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a dayApril: 162 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a day124 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 124 mm · 12 rain days · 10 mm a day91 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 91 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day74 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 74 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day91 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 91 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day129 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 129 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day150 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 150 mm · 15 rain days · 10 mm a day180 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 180 mm · 18 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 192 mm20 d
Feb 201 mm20 d
Mar 217 mm21 d
Apr 162 mm16 d
May 124 mm12 d
Jun 91 mm9 d
Jul 74 mm8 d
Aug 72 mm8 d
Sep 91 mm10 d
Oct 129 mm14 d
Nov 150 mm15 d
Dec 180 mm18 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 37
February 12 h 24
March 12 h 10
April 11 h 54
May 11 h 41
June 11 h 35
July 11 h 38
August 11 h 48
September 12 h 03
October 12 h 18
November 12 h 32
December 12 h 40

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities