Arequipa, Peru climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Arequipa, Peru, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is November, averaging a high of 20°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 3°C.
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Arequipa, Peru's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Arequipa average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Arequipa, Peru, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is February (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| February | 19°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| March | 19°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| April | 19°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
| June | 18°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| July | 18°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| August | 19°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| September | 20°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| December | 20°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 25°C on 1991-02-25
- Coldest day on record: -2°C on 1992-09-13
Percentiles compare each day to Arequipa, Peru's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →