Lima Weather in December
Lima in December
The short of it: Lima in December averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 150 mm (5.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 150 mm · daylight 13 h 36 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Lima an average December high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 150 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 150 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 36 min in mid-December, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Colonia Nueva Germania, 23 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonia Nueva GermaniaSan Pedro Department | 23 km W | 33° | 22° | 147 mm |
| TacuatíSan Pedro Department | 54 km NNW | 33° | 22° | 141 mm |
| San Pedro de YcuamandyyúSan Pedro Department | 66 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 140 mm |
| San Pablo de YcuámandyyúSan Pedro Department | 67 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 140 mm |
| GuajayviSan Pedro Department | 72 km S | 33° | 21° | 157 mm |
| General Elizardo AquinoSan Pedro Department | 76 km SW | 34° | 22° | 150 mm |
| AntequeraSan Pedro Department | 77 km WSW | 34° | 22° | 136 mm |
| Itacurubí del RosarioSan Pedro Department | 80 km SSW | 34° | 22° | 152 mm |