Lima weather in December
Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in December
Excellent
Best time to visit: March – January
What is the weather like in Lima in December?
In December, Lima is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 18 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, December is an excellent month for a holiday in Lima.
December compared
How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.
| NovemberNov | DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 92 | 87 |
| Day | 21° | 23° | 24° |
| Night | 16° | 18° | 19° |
| Sun | 7 h | 7 h | 6 h |
| Rain days | 1 | 2 | 6 |
More details for December
- Daylight
- 12 h 49 min05:38 – 18:28
- UV index
- 13 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 3 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 14 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 84 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC−5America/Lima
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %60 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in December
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
Lima in December: quick answers
Is Lima hot in December?
Warm rather than hot: in December, daytime highs in Lima average 23 °C and nights cool to about 18 °C.
Does it rain much in Lima in December?
It hardly ever rains.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences