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Lima weather in May

May is one of the best months to visit Lima. Expect highs around 21°C, lows near 17°C, and about 0 days with rain.

10.0 · Excellenttravel score for May
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Avg high
21°C
Avg low
17°C
Rainfall
1 mm
Rain days
0
Sunshine
10.2 h/day
Daylight
11.4 h

What to pack for Lima in May

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

Humidity averages 83%; max daily wind around 20 km/h.

How May 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 May: the details

In May, Lima sees average daytime highs of 21°C (70°F) and overnight lows of 17°C (62°F). Rainfall totals roughly 1 mm across 0 rainy days, and the sun shines about 10.2 hours per day with 11.4 hours of daylight mid-month. Relative humidity averages 83%.

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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