Weather in Peru

The weather in Peru is unpredictable all year long and it's not uncommon to experience four seasons in a single day. There are two seasons in Peru, wet and dry, but with so many diverse regions throughout the country local weather patterns vary greatly. The best time to visit Peru is during the dry season between April and October.

On the coast, dry season temperatures average 2 8°C, whilst the wet season has an average temperature of 14 °C. Peruvians head to the beaches during the dry season, as during the rest of the year there is a gray coastal mist known as guara that moves in and hides the sun. In the Peruvian mountains, the sun shines all year long, but the temperature descends during the nights to reach an average of 5 °C. In the jungle area the weather is tropical with both rain and heat, and an average daytime temperature of 30 ºC, while nights cool down to 20 ºC.