Lima climate
Peru · Pacific coast · 12.046° S, 77.043° W
Köppen BWhcoastal desertArid
Rainless desert capital kept grey and cool by the cold Humboldt Current.
Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.
What the year looks like
Average high Average low
Rain
At a glance
Monthly climate normals
| Month | High °F/°C | Low °F/°C | Rain in/mm | Humidity | Wind mph/km/h | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 / 24 | 68 / 20 | 0.42 / 11 | 81% | 8.9 / 14.3 | 77% |
| February | 77 / 25 | 69 / 21 | 0.40 / 10 | 80% | 8.1 / 13.0 | 80% |
| March | 77 / 25 | 69 / 20 | 0.61 / 15 | 81% | 8.0 / 12.9 | 75% |
| April | 74 / 23 | 66 / 19 | 0.04 / 1 | 81% | 8.7 / 14.0 | 56% |
| May | 70 / 21 | 62 / 17 | 0.03 / 1 | 82% | 8.4 / 13.5 | 58% |
| June | 67 / 19 | 59 / 15 | 0.02 / 1 | 83% | 8.8 / 14.2 | 62% |
| July | 66 / 19 | 58 / 14 | 0.02 / 1 | 83% | 8.8 / 14.2 | 59% |
| August | 65 / 18 | 57 / 14 | 0.02 / 1 | 83% | 9.1 / 14.6 | 68% |
| September | 65 / 19 | 58 / 14 | 0.07 / 2 | 82% | 9.0 / 14.5 | 67% |
| October | 66 / 19 | 58 / 15 | 0.04 / 1 | 83% | 9.3 / 15.0 | 74% |
| November | 69 / 20 | 61 / 16 | 0.06 / 2 | 82% | 9.5 / 15.3 | 75% |
| December | 72 / 22 | 64 / 18 | 0.35 / 9 | 82% | 9.5 / 15.3 | 81% |
Could you have placed Lima from those graphs alone?
That is the whole game: read a mystery location's climate charts, drop a pin on the world map, and score by how close you got.
Nearby
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- La Rinconada · 541 mi · alpine tundra (highest town)
- Iquitos · 629 mi · tropical rainforest
- Arica · 631 mi · hot desert
- La Paz · 672 mi · / ETH subpolar highland
- Guayaquil · 708 mi · tropical savanna
Other coastal desert places (BWh)
- Adrar · Algeria
- Agadez · Niger
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- Arica · Chile
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- La Rinconada · alpine tundra (highest town)