Lima Weather in December
Lima in December
The short of it: Lima in December averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 16° · rain 95 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Lima an average December high of 30°, a low of 16° and some 95 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-December, 27 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs about middling and drier than most in December. Zárate, 17 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZárateBuenos Aires | 17 km ESE | 30° | 16° | 97 mm |
| CampanaBuenos Aires | 25 km ESE | 29° | 17° | 95 mm |
| Capilla del SeñorBuenos Aires | 29 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 98 mm |
| Puerto IbicuyEntre Rios | 32 km N | 29° | 17° | 89 mm |
| San Antonio de ArecoBuenos Aires | 34 km SW | 31° | 16° | 102 mm |
| BaraderoBuenos Aires | 38 km NW | 30° | 16° | 90 mm |
| San Andrés de GilesBuenos Aires | 50 km SSW | 31° | 16° | 106 mm |
| Open DoorBuenos Aires | 51 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 99 mm |