Ilo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇪 Peru · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Ilo is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with May and June close behind. Ilo averages about 2,919 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,919
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 52 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 20 m

When is the best time to visit Ilo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ilo is April, then May and June. The dullest month is February (93/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ilo?
Ilo gets a lot of sun: around 2,919 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 3 Sunshine Score points separate April from February. It ranks #5 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Ilo — about 52 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 13 mm | 13 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 17 mm | 13 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 95 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 12 | 23° / 73°F |
| April | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 0 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 3 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 96 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 7 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 96 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 10 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm | 12 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 3 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Ilo by month
The sea off Ilo is warmest in February at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in August at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tacna Peru · 120 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
- Arica Chile · 129 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Arequipa Peru · 152 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 278 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Iquique Chile · 339 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr
- La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 360 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
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