Arequipa climate: monthly averages

If you only need Arequipa climate: monthly averages, the figures and table here are the whole story. Arequipa runs from 9.4 C in Jul to 12.1 C in Nov, a swing of 2.7 C. Rain is strongly seasonal: Feb is the wettest month at 1.66 mm/day, while Jun runs at 0.01 mm/day, about 166.0x drier. Taken together that is roughly 150 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. Because each page is rebuilt independently, one unavailable upstream never takes the rest of the site down. Exact monthly values are in the table; links below cover adjacent locations and years.

Annual mean temperature
11.0 C
Warmest month
Nov (12.1 C)
Coldest month
Jul (9.4 C)
Wettest month
Feb (1.66 mm/day)
All-time record high
24.8 C
All-time record low
-1.1 C
Annual precipitation
150 mm / year
Coordinates
-16.399, -71.5375
Population
1,195,700
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Arequipa
MonthMean temp (C)Rain (mm/day)Record high (C)Record low (C)
Jan11.61.1224.21.8
Feb11.51.6623.62.0
Mar11.60.8024.00.8
Apr11.40.2123.2-0.3
May10.10.0722.8-0.0
Jun9.70.0122.6-0.2
Jul9.40.0622.4-1.1
Aug10.20.0323.1-1.0
Sep11.10.1123.8-0.3
Oct11.80.2324.40.3
Nov12.10.1224.80.4
Dec11.80.5224.40.6

What the Arequipa climate table shows

Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the -16.399, -71.5375 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

Does Arequipa get the same every year?

Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.