When to go · Lima
Lima in December
Great month. Sunny; Christmas crowds and higher prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- Peru overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Peru overall
Verdict
Sunny; Christmas crowds and higher prices.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Lima in this guide.
Weather in December
- LimaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 0 days
- Central coast, Peru · Lima, Paracas, Nazcabest weather
Almost no rain. Sunny summer Dec–Apr; grey mist (garúa) and 15–18 °C (59–64 °F) Jun–Oct in Lima.Almost no rain. Sunny summer Dec–Apr; grey mist (garúa) and 59–64 °F (15–18 °C) Jun–Oct in Lima.
Summer season
Sun, warm sea, cliff parks full, beaches busy.
Watch: Strong sun and higher prices; book ahead.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and New Year check
24-25 and 31 December · Whole city
Fireworks and traffic; the Magic Water Circuit and Christmas lights draw families.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Peru overall
- Medium
- Prices · Peru overall
- Medium
Peru overall: Wet in the Andes; holiday crowds late in the month; Lima's beach season starts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lima, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 0
Jan: 0
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 2
December: Sunny; Christmas crowds and higher prices.
January: Warm, sunny; beaches busy.
Lima: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.