Lima Weather in August
Lima in August
The short of it: Lima in August averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 63 mm · daylight 10 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
August in Lima brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 52 min in mid-August, 47 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Zárate, 17 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZárateBuenos Aires | 17 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 62 mm |
| CampanaBuenos Aires | 25 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 61 mm |
| Capilla del SeñorBuenos Aires | 29 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 58 mm |
| Puerto IbicuyEntre Rios | 32 km N | 18° | 7° | 70 mm |
| San Antonio de ArecoBuenos Aires | 34 km SW | 19° | 7° | 60 mm |
| BaraderoBuenos Aires | 38 km NW | 18° | 7° | 70 mm |
| San Andrés de GilesBuenos Aires | 50 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 57 mm |
| Open DoorBuenos Aires | 51 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 56 mm |