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Lima from Seattle

7,996 km, about 10h 40m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Lima and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.

  1. Lima in January: sweet spot
  2. Lima in February: sweet spot
  3. Lima in March: sweet spot
  4. Lima in April: good
  5. Lima in May: sweet spot
  6. Lima in June: sweet spot
  7. Lima in July: good, busy
  8. Lima in August: sweet spot
  9. Lima in September: good
  10. Lima in October: good
  11. Lima in November: good, busy
  12. Lima in December: sweet spot
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Go in Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Aug or Dec — these months score within a whisker of each other; 27C max, 1 rainy day. Apr is the next best.

Month by month from Seattle

No fare history on SEA–LIM yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.

MonthMax °CRain days Crowds VerdictWhy
Jan 26° 1d 80 sweet spot 26C max, 1 rainy day
Feb 27° 1d 100 sweet spot 27C max, 1 rainy day
Mar 27° 1d 80 sweet spot 27C max, 1 rainy day
Apr 25° 0d 80 good 25C max, 0 rainy days
May 23° 0d 92 sweet spot 23C max, 0 rainy days
Jun 21° 0d 99 sweet spot 21C max, 0 rainy days
Jul 21° 0d 54 goodbusy busier than usual
Aug 20° 0d 100 sweet spot 20C max, 0 rainy days
Sep 21° 0d 75 good 21C max, 0 rainy days
Oct 21° 0d 75 good 21C max, 0 rainy days
Nov 22° 0d 45 goodbusy busier than usual
Dec 24° 1d 80 sweet spot 24C max, 1 rainy day

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Lima, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in November.

The year in Lima

Lima has a mild and humid climate with little rain year-round. Practical advice includes dressing in layers due to cooler temperatures, especially in the evenings.

Busiest
early Jan to late Mar — This is the summer season in Lima, attracting many tourists due to warm temperatures and lower rainfall.
Quieter, still good
early Apr to late Jun — This period has mild temperatures and very low rainfall, making it a good time for travelers looking for fewer crowds.
early Oct to late Dec — As temperatures begin to rise and rainfall remains low, this is a pleasant period for visits with fewer tourists.

Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.

Lima from anywhere · everywhere from Seattle

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