Best time to visit Arequipa
The best time to visit Arequipa is April–December, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.2 °C / 63 °F | 10.2 °C / 50 °F | 204 mm / 8 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 10.2 °C / 50 °F | 236 mm / 9.3 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 16.9 °C / 62 °F | 10.1 °C / 50 °F | 195 mm / 7.7 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 18.4 °C / 65 °F | 9.2 °C / 49 °F | 57 mm / 2.3 in | best month |
| May | 19.9 °C / 68 °F | 7.8 °C / 46 °F | 3 mm / 0.1 in | best month |
| June | 19.8 °C / 68 °F | 6.6 °C / 44 °F | 0 mm / 0 in | best month |
| July | 19.8 °C / 68 °F | 6.4 °C / 44 °F | 1 mm / 0 in | best month |
| August | 20.3 °C / 69 °F | 6.9 °C / 44 °F | 1 mm / 0 in | best month |
| September | 21.2 °C / 70 °F | 8.5 °C / 47 °F | 1 mm / 0.1 in | best month |
| October | 20.9 °C / 70 °F | 9.4 °C / 49 °F | 9 mm / 0.3 in | best month |
| November | 20.5 °C / 69 °F | 9.9 °C / 50 °F | 11 mm / 0.4 in | best month |
| December | 19.1 °C / 66 °F | 10.3 °C / 51 °F | 61 mm / 2.4 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- April–December
Why these months
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.3 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 18.4 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 57 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: wet days 12.4 days.
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19.9 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 1.1 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, relative humidity 41%, average daily low 7.8 °C / 46 °F.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.6 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 0 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 6.6 °C / 44 °F, relative humidity 28%.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 6.4 °C / 44 °F.
Against: relative humidity 24%.
August · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.4 °C / 63 °F, average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 98%, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 6.9 °C / 44 °F, relative humidity 25%.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 21.2 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 0.3 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 8.5 °C / 47 °F, relative humidity 30%.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.9 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 9 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, relative humidity 37%, average daily low 9.4 °C / 49 °F.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.4 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 20.5 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 3.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, relative humidity 46%, average daily low 9.9 °C / 50 °F.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.6 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 19.1 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily low 10.3 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 62%.
Against: wet days 12.2 days.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- April–December
Why these months
April · best
In its favour: average daily high 18.4 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 57 mm / 2.3 in, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, feels like (high) 18.3 °C / 65 °F, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 11.7 h, wet days 12.4 days, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
May · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.9 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, wet days 1.1 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily low 7.8 °C / 46 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 11.3 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
June · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 0 mm / 0 in, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 16.6 °C / 62 °F, average daily low 6.6 °C / 44 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
July · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, average daily low 6.4 °C / 44 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 11.3 h, wind (daily max) 11 km/h / 7 mph.
August · best
In its favour: average daily high 20.3 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, wet days 0.2 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 17.4 °C / 63 °F, average daily low 6.9 °C / 44 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 98%, daylight per day 11.6 h, wind (daily max) 12 km/h / 8 mph.
September · best
In its favour: average daily high 21.2 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0.1 in, wet days 0.3 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 18.8 °C / 66 °F, average daily low 8.5 °C / 47 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 12 h, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.
October · best
In its favour: average daily high 20.9 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 9 mm / 0.3 in, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, feels like (high) 19.2 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 9.4 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, daylight per day 12.5 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.
November · best
In its favour: average daily high 20.5 °C / 69 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, wet days 3.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, feels like (high) 19.4 °C / 67 °F, average daily low 9.9 °C / 50 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, daylight per day 12.9 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 19.1 °C / 66 °F, precipitation 61 mm / 2.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, feels like (high) 18.6 °C / 65 °F, average daily low 10.3 °C / 51 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, daylight per day 13.1 h, wet days 12.2 days, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Portillo, 1832 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 17.6 °C | 17.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 18.3 °C | 17.8 °C | 16.6 °C | 16.5 °C | 17.4 °C | 18.8 °C | 19.2 °C | 19.4 °C | 18.6 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 7.1 days | 8.8 days | 5.3 days | 0.8 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0.1 days | 0.1 days | 1.2 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 12 pm | 5 pm | 7 pm | 3 am | 12 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 9.4 h | 8.5 h | 9 h | 10.6 h | 10.9 h | 10.7 h | 10.8 h | 11.4 h | 11.6 h | 12.1 h | 12.4 h | 11.3 h |
| Relative humidity | 79% | 85% | 83% | 67% | 41% | 28% | 24% | 25% | 30% | 37% | 46% | 62% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 8.2 µg/m³ | 5.9 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 13.3 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ | 12.7 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 13.4 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 13.7 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 18.8 µg/m³ | 22.3 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ | 16.2 µg/m³ | 14.2 µg/m³ | 17.2 µg/m³ | 20.3 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
World Heritage sites nearby
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.
- Historic Centre of Arequipa
Less than 1 km away