Arequipa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Arequipa

Arequipa average temperature chart (Celsius) Arequipa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Arequipa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.3 21.3 22.1 22.2 21.4 21.2 21 21.2 22 22.1 22.2 22.1
°F 70.4 70.3 71.7 71.9 70.6 70.1 69.9 70.2 71.6 71.8 71.9 71.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Arequipa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Arequipa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Arequipa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 25 36 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
inches 1 1.4 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Rainy days 6 23 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3

Average annual rainfall in Arequipa: 0.2mm (0.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Arequipa

Arequipa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Arequipa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.9 7.3 8.2 9.5 10 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.4 9.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Arequipa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Arequipa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Arequipa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 8.2 8.2 8 6.9 6 5.1 4.4 5 6 6.1 6.3 7.1
Max °C 21.7 21.6 22.4 22.6 21.8 21.6 21.5 21.6 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.5
Min °F 46.7 46.8 46.4 44.3 42.8 41.1 39.8 41 42.8 43 43.3 44.8
Max °F 58.8 58.8 59.4 58.5 57 55.9 55.2 55.9 57.6 57.7 57.9 58.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Arequipa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Arequipa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Arequipa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.4 23.9 23.3 21.7 20 18.5 17.3 16.9 17.2 18.2 19.9 21.7
°F 74.2 75.1 73.9 71.1 68 65.3 63.2 62.4 63 64.8 67.8 71.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Arequipa average winspeed by month (km/h) Arequipa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Arequipa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 13 13 13 14 16 16 16 14 14 13 14
mph 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Arequipa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Arequipa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
59% 64% 61% 50% 40% 33% 31% 30% 33% 34% 38% 47%

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Arequipa weather stats

Arequipa weather statistics
Hottest month: March 22.1°C 71.8°F
Driest month: May 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 10.4hrs
Coldest month: July 21°C 69.8°F
Wettest month: February 36mm 1.4ins
Warmest sea: February 23.9°C 75°F
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