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When to go to Arequipa

Twelve months of averages for Arequipa, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Arequipa has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to May and August to January.

The warmest month is October (20°C) and the coolest July (17°C). The wettest is February (47 mm) and the driest June (0 mm); about 148 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Arequipa: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunCool
JulCool
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Arequipa

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Arequipa by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	18°C	5°C	35 mm	64%	63%	6.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	17°C	6°C	47 mm	69%	68%	6	24°C	Cool
March	18°C	5°C	25 mm	67%	57%	6.2	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	18°C	5°C	6 mm	56%	41%	6.3	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	18°C	3°C	2 mm	40%	29%	5.9	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	17°C	2°C	0 mm	36%	26%	5.5	37°C	Cool
July	17°C	2°C	2 mm	34%	27%	5.6	39°C	Cool
August	18°C	2°C	1 mm	32%	26%	6.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	19°C	3°C	3 mm	35%	29%	7.2	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	20°C	4°C	7 mm	38%	36%	7.9	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	20°C	5°C	4 mm	43%	39%	8.3	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	19°C	5°C	16 mm	55%	52%	7.6	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 933 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

18°C

5°C

35 mm

64%

63%

6.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

17°C

6°C

47 mm

69%

68%

24°C

Cool

March

18°C

5°C

25 mm

67%

57%

6.2

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

18°C

5°C

6 mm

56%

41%

6.3

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

18°C

3°C

2 mm

40%

29%

5.9

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

17°C

2°C

0 mm

36%

26%

5.5

37°C

Cool

July

17°C

2°C

2 mm

34%

27%

5.6

39°C

Cool

August

18°C

2°C

1 mm

32%

26%

6.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

19°C

3°C

3 mm

35%

29%

7.2

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

20°C

4°C

7 mm

38%

36%

7.9

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

20°C

5°C

4 mm

43%

39%

8.3

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

19°C

5°C

16 mm

55%

52%

7.6

25°C

Mild to warm and dry