Lima climate — normals and trends
Lima (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 977 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lima averages 111 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Lima has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 124 to 98 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -30.3 °C (on 21 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LimaOhio
- coords
- 40.74°, -84.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.3°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
977mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
111 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
68.2 cm
Average feels-like high
13.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-30.3 °C
21 January 1984
Wettest day
81 mm
28 July 1979
Windiest day
71.7 km/h
26 January 1978
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
3 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
14 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-37.8 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
2 November 1966
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 2.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 70 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 13.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 68 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 124 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 152 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 29 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 81 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 47 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 62 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lima?
Lima has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 977 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lima?
The hottest day measured in Lima between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lima?
The coldest day measured in Lima between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1984, at -30.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lima?
Yes. Lima gets on average 68.2 cm of snow per year and has around 111 frost days.
Has the climate of Lima warmed?
Yes: Lima warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lima?
The wettest day measured in Lima between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1979, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lima?
The windiest day measured in Lima between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1978, with winds reaching 71.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lima?
The warmest month in Lima is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lima?
Lima receives on average 977 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lima?
Lima gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lima?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lima between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1966, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lima?
Yes: Lima has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lima?
In Lima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 14 July 1995, and the lowest was -37.8 °C on 20 January 1985.
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