When to go to Lima?
Carved wooden balconies overhang the streets around the Plaza Mayor, where baroque churches and shaded courtyards make up the colonial core. Miraflores runs along the clifftop instead, gardens and paragliders above the Pacific, while Barranco next door keeps the painted walls, the galleries and the pisco bars. The Museo Larco shows its pre-Columbian ceramics inside an eighteenth-century hacienda.
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The best time to go
Good news: the weather in Lima is pleasant all year round.
See also: Where to go in January? · Where to go in February? · Where to go in March? · Where to go in April?
Month-by-month weather in Lima
| Month | ☀️ h/day | 🌧️ mm | 🌡️ °C | Score /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2 | 8 | 22 | 78 |
| February | 10.8 | 13 | 23 | 77 |
| March | 11.0 | 14 | 22 | 78 |
| April | 11.0 | 1 | 21 | 80 |
| May | 9.6 | 1 | 18 | 73 |
| June | 9.5 | 0 | 17 | 72 |
| July | 9.5 | 1 | 16 | 72 |
| August | 9.2 | 1 | 16 | 69 |
| September | 9.6 | 2 | 16 | 71 |
| October | 9.9 | 1 | 17 | 71 |
| November | 10.4 | 1 | 18 | 74 |
| December | 10.9 | 13 | 20 | 76 |
Estimated from 3 years of data. The score (0–100) combines sunshine, dry weather, clear skies and temperature.
The climate in brief
In Lima, the sunniest month is January, and the driest is June (about 0 mm). Temperatures peak in February (about 23°C). Over the year, an average of 56 mm of rain falls, and 12 months in 12 offer ideal weather for a trip.
What to do in Lima?
- Historic centre (UNESCO, Plaza Mayor)
- Miraflores and Malecón
- Barranco (bohemian quarter)
- Larco Museum (pre-Columbian ceramics)
Practical info
- Country: Peru
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