Lima weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇪 Peru · major coastal city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Lima is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with February and March close behind. Lima averages about 2,190 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,190

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

24 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

23°C / 73°F

Population

8M

Elevation

18 m

When is the best time to visit Lima?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Lima is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (91/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Lima?

Lima gets a moderate 2,190 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #15 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Lima — about 24 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Lima by month

The sea off Lima 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 3 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

• Ayacucho Peru · 340 km · best in Jun · 3,033 h sun/yr
• Trujillo Peru · 489 km · best in Jun · 2,249 h sun/yr
• Pucallpa Peru · 491 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
• Cajamarca Peru · 563 km · best in Jun · 2,412 h sun/yr
• Cusco Peru · 586 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
• Tarapoto Peru · 618 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Jauja Peru · 181 km · 2,166 h sun/yr · best in May
• Huánuco Peru · 258 km · 1,822 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Chimbote Peru · 355 km · 2,490 h sun/yr · best in May
• Nazca Peru · 392 km · 3,450 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Andahuaylas Peru · 449 km · 2,664 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Lima compares month by month: Lima vs Trujillo · Lima vs Pucallpa · Lima vs Ayacucho · all comparisons