Lima Weather in January
Lima in January
The short of it: Lima in January averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 12 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 19° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 12 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & May
January in Lima brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 19°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 26°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 45 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates January 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and May.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs about middling and wetter than most in January. Breña, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreñaLima region | 3 km WSW | 26° | 19° | 3.0 mm |
| Jesus MariaLima region | 3 km SSW | 26° | 19° | 3.0 mm |
| San LuisLima region | 5 km SE | 26° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region | 6 km E | 26° | 19° | 1.0 mm |
| San Francisco De BorjaLima region | 6 km SSE | 26° | 19° | 2.0 mm |
| San IsidroLima region | 6 km SSW | 25° | 19° | 3.0 mm |
| Carmen De La Legua ReynosoCallao | 8 km W | 26° | 19° | 2.0 mm |
| MirafloresLima region | 8 km S | 26° | 19° | 2.0 mm |