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Best time to visit Peru

Across 3 cities in Peru, the best months to visit are July, June, August — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Peru

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★July94Lima18.7° / 14.3°2.1 mm99
2 ★June93.7Lima19.3° / 15.1°3.1 mm99
3 ★August93.7Lima18.4° / 14.1°2.8 mm99
4September93Arequipa23.5° / 9.4°0 mm100
5May92.3Lima20.8° / 16.5°3.6 mm99
6October91.3Arequipa23.5° / 9.6°5.4 mm100
7April90Lima23.3° / 18.9°6.1 mm99
8November86.7Lima20.4° / 16°7.6 mm99
9December82Lima22.1° / 17.9°57.8 mm96
10January78.3Lima24.1° / 19.8°37.6 mm97
11March78.3Lima25° / 20.5°54.5 mm97
12February76Lima25° / 20.6°49.1 mm97

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Lima

best in April · score 99
23.3° / 18.9° · 6.1 mm
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Arequipa

best in September · score 100
23.5° / 9.4° · 0 mm
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Cusco

best in July · score 86
18.6° / 4.8° · 32.1 mm

When to visit Peru by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit Peru in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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