Peru Weather

Check on the weather in Peru before you book your holiday. Whatever kind of trip you are planning, take a look at today's temperature, the outlook for tomorrow and what the weather is usually like at this time of year.

Peru Weather

Peru Summary

Peru Climate

Peru Today

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Peru When Best

Usually		Current		Outlook
in February		Today		Tomorrow
27 19 7		23		25
View Peru Climate Guide		View Peru Current Weather		View Peru 5-day Forecast

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The Peru Weather Guide shown above is based on the Lima Weather Guide. Please note that the weather may vary across this region. Below is a list of all the destinations in Peru with available Weather Guides.

  Arequipa   Cajamarca   Chiclayo   Cuzco   Huaraz   Iquitos   Lima   Machu Picchu   Mancora   Nazca   Paracas   Puno   Trujillo  

Peru Weather Summary

Peru is a large country, twice the size of France, with a long, narrow Pacific coastal plain, the high Andes mountains - which include a substantial area of high plateau - in its interior and a region of low-lying rainforest in the Amazon Basin.

The coastal plain, which has Lima at its centre, has a desert-like climate with just minimal rainfall throughout the year. Here the cold offshore Humboldt Current plays a key role by producing a lot of cloud and mist which obscures the sun and prevents temperatures from rising.

In the mountains, it's a different story: temperatures drop lower the higher up you go. The slopes of the Andes are semi-tropical but, on higher ground, night time temperatures can be extremely cold and frosts are frequent during the dry season. The high peaks are permanently snow-capped.

On the Andean plateau, rainfall is low and occurs mainly from December to March. The two main hazards you'll encounter here are altitude sickness and sunburn: the air is very thin at 3,000m (10,000ft), so you should be prepared to acclimatise slowly.

The lowlands to the east of the Andes have a hot, steamy equatorial climate with a single heavy rainy season from November to February when temperatures are highest.

What to Pack

Pack light cotton clothing plus rainwear for the Amazon Basin, warmer clothes for the evenings and winters on the coast and much warmer clothing for the mountains.

Peru Weather by Month
Check the weather for a particular month in Peru by selecting a month from the list below. Alternatively check which month usually has the Best Weather in Peru. If you are not sure where to go, why not try our Holiday Planner.
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