Annual mean 15°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind W
Warmest
21.0 °C
Coldest
18.3 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Arequipa over the whole year is 15°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Arequipa runs from December to April, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to June; June is the driest month, at 9%. Winds in Arequipa are highest in August, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Arequipa come in August, when the sky is typically 12% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 66%.
Month by month Arequipa climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
19°C
13°C
15°C
36%
59%
2.8 m/s
60
2
86
February
19°C
13°C
15°C
42%
66%
2.8 m/s
62
3
84
March
19°C
12°C
16°C
35%
56%
2.7 m/s
68
2
85
April
20°C
12°C
16°C
26%
33%
2.8 m/s
68
1
86
May
21°C
11°C
15°C
15%
24%
2.8 m/s
66
0
87
June
20°C
11°C
14°C
9%
20%
3.0 m/s
55
0
87
July
20°C
10°C
14°C
26%
17%
3.0 m/s
51
0
87
August
20°C
10°C
14°C
17%
12%
3.2 m/s
48
0
87
September
21°C
11°C
15°C
30%
23%
3.1 m/s
58
0
88
October
21°C
12°C
15°C
10%
30%
3.1 m/s
58
0
87
November
20°C
12°C
15°C
19%
33%
2.9 m/s
52
0
87
December
20°C
13°C
15°C
37%
47%
2.9 m/s
61
1
86
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Arequipa weather by season
Year round, Arequipa has days of about 19°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 21°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 15°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Arequipa weather in winterJune to August
High 20°CLow 10°CRain 17%
Winter in Arequipa has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Arequipa weather in springSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 20%
Spring in Arequipa has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Arequipa weather in summerDecember to February
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 39%
Summer in Arequipa has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Arequipa weather in autumnMarch to May
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 25%
Autumn in Arequipa has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Arequipa?
The rainy (wet) season in Arequipa runs from December to April, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to June; June is the driest month, at 9%.
What time of year is Arequipa windiest?
Winds in Arequipa are highest in August, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Arequipa year round?
The average temperature in Arequipa over the whole year is 15°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.