South America · City travel

Best time to visit Lima

Early Apr–Early May is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.8°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lima
Photo: David Felipe Ruiz Hoyos (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 9.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Lima season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 47.2)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 49.6)Late Jan: Okay (season score 52.0)Early Feb: Okay (season score 47.2)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 47.0)Late Feb: Okay (season score 47.5)Early Mar: Okay (season score 47.2)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 51.7)Late Mar: Okay (season score 56.7)Early Apr: Good (season score 62.2)Mid Apr: Good (season score 65.9)Late Apr: Good (season score 64.5)Early May: Good (season score 61.1)Mid May: Okay (season score 54.7)Late May: Okay (season score 48.5)Early Jun: Okay (season score 43.1)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 39.8)Late Jun: Fair (season score 38.0)Early Jul: Fair (season score 36.6)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Jul: Fair (season score 35.7)Early Aug: Fair (season score 34.1)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 35.7)Late Aug: Fair (season score 35.7)Early Sep: Fair (season score 37.3)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 36.9)Late Sep: Fair (season score 37.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 40.3)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 40.6)Late Oct: Fair (season score 41.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 43.0)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 44.2)Late Nov: Okay (season score 45.4)Early Dec: Okay (season score 43.7)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 45.0)Late Dec: Okay (season score 47.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOkay26.6°C0.263.7%
FebruaryOkay27.9°C0.464.3%
MarchOkay27.5°C0.557.1%
AprilGood25.2°C0.142.7%
MayOkay22.5°C0.158.2%
JuneFair20.5°C0.081.6%
JulyFair20.0°C0.089.2%
AugustFair19.4°C0.090.0%
SeptemberFair19.7°C0.086.2%
OctoberFair20.8°C0.279.1%
NovemberOkay22.2°C0.174.8%
DecemberOkay24.4°C0.172.0%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: JORGE CHAVEZ INTL(8 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.