Weather in Arequipa

Calculated from weather data of Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (SPQU) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.5	21.0	18.3	19.5	19.8	19.8
February	19.1	20.1	18.3	18.6	20.8	19.3
March	19.3	20.6	18.5	17.8	19.5	19.0
April	20.5	20.8	19.8	20.1	20.8	21.3
May	21.0		21.3	20.5	20.8	21.8
June	20.5		21.3	19.0	20.6	20.6
July	20.6		21.3	20.0	21.1	20.3
August	20.8		21.8	19.8	20.3	20.5
September	21.3		22.0	20.0	21.3	21.6
October	21.1		21.3	20.1	21.3	21.8
November	20.9		21.6	20.5	20.3	21.1
December	20.5		21.6	18.8	20.8	19.6
Average	20.4	20.6	20.6	19.6	20.6	20.5

22nd highest temperature of Peru

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.7	14	11	11	13	12
February	11.7	13	12	11	12	12
March	11.5	13	11	11	12	13
April	11.3	12	10	10	12	17
May	11.0		11	10	12	17
June	10.1		9	9	11	15
July	9.6		10	10	10	13
August	9.7		11	9	9	14
September	10.8		12	9	10	17
October	11.3		12	10	11	17
November	11.5		14	12	11	14
December	11.7		14	12	13	13
Average	11.1	12.8	11.3	10.1	11.2	14.4

5th lowest temperature of Peru

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	0	0	0	0	0
20 °C or warmer	71	217	101	205	203
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.6	3	9	5	3	13
February	7.2	6	8	7	4	11
March	4.5	2	6	7	2	7
April	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
May	0.0		0	0	0	0
June	0.0		0	0	0	0
July	0.1		0	0	0	0
August	0.0		0	0	0	0
September	0.0		0	0	0	0
October	0.1		1	0	0	0
November	0.1		1	0	0	0
December	1.5		0	2	0	7
Average	2.1	2.6	1.9	1.7	0.8	3.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.2	13	13	13	14	12
February	12.9	12	12	12	15	12
March	12.4	12	12	12	14	12
April	12.5	12	12	12	13	13
May	12.7		12	13	13	13
June	12.8		12	13	13	12
July	12.8		13	12	14	13
August	13.7		14	13	14	13
September	13.8		14	13	14	14
October	14.3		13	14	15	16
November	14.6		14	14	14	16
December	14.4		14	14	14	15
Average	13.2	12.4	12.8	12.8	13.8	13.3

9th highest wind speed of Peru

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	W	W	W	W
February	W	W	W	W	W
March	W	W	W	W	W
April	W	W	W	W	W
May		W	W	W	W
June		W	W	W	W
July		W	W	W	W
August		W	W	W	W
September		W	W	W	W
October		W	W	W	W
November		W	W	W	W
December		W	W	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Arequipa weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Arequipa?

The warmest month is September with an average temperature of 21 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Arequipa?

The coldest month is February with an average daytime temperature of 19 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Arequipa?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 7.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Arequipa?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 0.0 %.