The climate of Lima (Peru)
Lima is the capital of Peru which is situated along the west coast of
South America. Lima has a warm desert climate (type Bwh). The climate
of Lima can be classified as being a warm desert climate because the
city gets less than 20 millimeters of annual rain and the average
annual temperature is above 18 degrees Celsius (19.5). A desert
climate is characterized by large differences in temperatures within
24 hours and between the seasons. Regions with a desert climate also
get many hours of sunshine. However, this doesn’t go for Lima where
maximum temperatures during the warmest months are 26-27 degrees
Celsius; during the coldest months temperatures are 15 degrees Celsius
on average which is only 12 degrees Celsius less. The relatively cold
Humboldt Current causes fog which can be very persistent. Especially
from June till October days are grey and foggy with hardly any
sunshine.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Lima:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
26
19
6
4
22
February
27
19
7
4
23
March
26
19
7
3
22
April
24
18
7
2
21
May
22
16
5
2
19
June
20
15
2
2
19
July
19
15
1
2
18
August
18
15
1
2
17
September
19
15
2
3
17
October
20
15
3
4
17
November
22
16
4
4
19
December
24
18
5
5
21
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
