Season guide · Lima · Peru
Lima in winter
June–September: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Cool, damp and overcast under the garúa mist, with drizzle but almost no real rain; peak season for Cusco travellers passing through. Expect highs up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 15°C (59°F), with about 6 rainy days across June–September.
Key facts
- Months
- June–September
- Temperatures
- 15°C (59°F) to 20°C (68°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 6
- Sea
- 15°C (59°F) to 17°C (63°F)
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in winter
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 1 | 11.4 h | 4/5 |
| July | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 2 | 11.5 h | 4/5 |
| August | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 2 | 11.7 h | 3/5 |
| September | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 1 | 12.1 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 19°C (66°F) against a yearly 22°C (72°F), and 6 of the year's roughly 7 rainy days fall in these 4 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in winter
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- July: Fiestas Patrias — Independence Day celebrations (28–29 July)
- August: Santa Rosa de Lima feast day (30 August)
- August: Lima Film Festival (usually August)
Good choices for winter
Museum · Barranco
Museo Pedro de Osma
A republican-era mansion in Barranco displays one of Peru's finest collections of colonial art: Cusco School paintings, silverwork and furniture, set in elegant rooms and gardens.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- History
- Rainy day
Religious site · Historic Centre
Cathedral of Lima
Visit both the cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace to see the palace's balcony views over the square.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Art
- Rainy day
Religious site · Historic Centre
Monastery of San Francisco
The 17th-century Franciscan monastery has cloisters lined with Sevillian tiles, a library of antique books and catacombs holding the bones of thousands of people buried here in colonial times, arranged in geometric patterns.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Iconic
Museum · Pueblo Libre
Larco Museum
Have lunch or dinner at the museum's garden café, among the bougainvillea.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- History
- Art
- Rainy day
Museum · Historic Centre
Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI)
In the Palacio de la Exposición, built for an exhibition in 1872, the MALI traces Peruvian art from pre-Columbian textiles and ceramics through colonial painting to the 20th century.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- History
- Rainy day
Day trips in winter
- Caral (About 3.5–4 hours by road) — Caral, in the Supe Valley north of Lima, is one of the oldest cities in the Americas, nearly 5,000 years old, with pyramids and a sunken amphitheatre.
- Paracas and the Ballestas Islands (About 3.5–4 hours by bus) — The Paracas Reserve's desert coastline and the Ballestas Islands, with sea lions, penguins and seabirds, are reached by speedboat from Paracas.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is winter a good time to visit Lima?
It is a trade-off: Cool, damp and overcast under the garúa mist, with drizzle but almost no real rain; peak season for Cusco travellers passing through. The best months overall are December–April.
+What is the weather like in Lima in winter?
Highs of up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 15°C (59°F), with about 6 rainy days over the season.