Arequipa weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇪 Peru · highland city · cold desert climate

The best time to visit Arequipa is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with September and October close behind. Arequipa averages about 3,879 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,879

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

83/100

Rain / year

98 mm

Midday UV at peak

14 (extreme)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

2,553 m

When is the best time to visit Arequipa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Arequipa is April, then September and October. The dullest month is July (66/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Arequipa?

Arequipa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,879 hours of sunshine a year. April (83/100) is noticeably better than July (66). Arequipa is the sunniest of the 25 destinations tracked in Peru. Rain is a non-event in Arequipa — about 98 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Juliaca Peru · 180 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
• Tacna Peru · 235 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
• Arica Chile · 259 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
• Cusco Peru · 314 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
• La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 361 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
• Ayacucho Peru · 454 km · best in Jun · 3,033 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ilo Peru · 152 km · 2,919 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Andahuaylas Peru · 350 km · 2,664 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Arequipa compares month by month: Arequipa vs Tacna · Arequipa vs Juliaca · Arequipa vs Arica · Arequipa vs Ayacucho · all comparisons