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Lima weather in January

January is one of the best months to visit Lima. Expect highs around 24°C, lows near 20°C, and about 2.5 days with rain.

10.0 · Excellenttravel score for January
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Avg high
24°C
Avg low
20°C
Rainfall
9 mm
Rain days
2.5
Sunshine
10.9 h/day
Daylight
12.6 h

What to pack for Lima in January

  • t-shirts and light layers
  • a light jacket for evenings

Humidity averages 81%; max daily wind around 22 km/h.

How January compares

January: 10.0/10 JFebruary: 10.0/10 FMarch: 10.0/10 MApril: 10.0/10 AMay: 10.0/10 MJune: 10.0/10 JJuly: 10.0/10 JAugust: 10.0/10 ASeptember: 10.0/10 SOctober: 10.0/10 ONovember: 10.0/10 NDecember: 10.0/10 D

Best months in Lima: all year round. See the full best time to visit Lima guide.

Lima in January: the details

In January, Lima sees average daytime highs of 24°C (76°F) and overnight lows of 20°C (68°F). Rainfall totals roughly 9 mm across 2.5 rainy days, and the sun shines about 10.9 hours per day with 12.6 hours of daylight mid-month. Relative humidity averages 81%.

These figures are climate normals computed from the ERA5 weather reanalysis (2019–2024) for Lima, Peru (-12.04, -77.03) — see our methodology. Actual conditions vary year to year.

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