Climate and average weather in Arequipa
In Arequipa, the weather is mild, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around February.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Arequipa typically varies from 6°C to 21°C, and is rarely below 5°C or above 22°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while February is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Arequipa for warm-weather activities is from late April to early December.
- Hottest
- Oct
- 21°
- Coldest
- Feb
- 10°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 225 mm
- Driest
- Jun
- 1 mm
- Rain / yr
- 761 mm
- 118 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.0–13.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 2,397 m
- 16.4°S
- Clearest
- Jul
- 17% cloud
Arequipa is city of Peru, capital of Arequipa region.
- Density
- 1,840/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1540
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Arequipa weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late April to early December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Arequipa, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Arequipa stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 21°C and low of 10°C; the coolest is February, with an average low of 10°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 10 |
| Feb | 17 | 10 |
| Mar | 17 | 10 |
| Apr | 18 | 9 |
| May | 20 | 8 |
| Jun | 20 | 7 |
| Jul | 19 | 6 |
| Aug | 20 | 7 |
| Sep | 21 | 9 |
| Oct | 21 | 10 |
| Nov | 20 | 10 |
| Dec | 19 | 10 |
Average hourly temperature in Arequipa
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on October afternoons, near 21°C, and coldest before dawn in February, near 10°C.
Arequipa weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 10° | 199 | 27.1 | 12.9 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 17° / 10° | 225 | 26.9 | 12.6 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 17° / 10° | 183 | 27.6 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 18° / 9° | 59 | 14 | 11.6 | 5.4 |
| May | 20° / 8° | 6 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Jun | 20° / 7° | 1 | 0.2 | 11 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 19° / 6° | 1 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| Aug | 20° / 7° | 2 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 8.5 |
| Sep | 21° / 9° | 3 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 8.4 |
| Oct | 21° / 10° | 7 | 2 | 12.4 | 7.9 |
| Nov | 20° / 10° | 12 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 19° / 10° | 64 | 12.9 | 13 | 5.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Arequipa gets about 761 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.3 months, from around Dec 13 to Apr 23, peaking in February at about 97% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 16.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 225 mm over about 27 wet days; June is the driest, with 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 87 | 96 | 88 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 42 |
| Rain days | 27 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 87 | 27 |
| Feb | 96 | 27 |
| Mar | 88 | 28 |
| Apr | 47 | 14 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 2 | 1 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 6 | 2 |
| Nov | 12 | 4 |
| Dec | 42 | 13 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Arequipa collects about 761 mm of rain across 118 wet days — roughly 63 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 225 mm, while June is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 80% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 199 | 225 | 183 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 64 |
| Rain days | 27 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 199 | 27 |
| Feb | 225 | 27 |
| Mar | 183 | 28 |
| Apr | 59 | 14 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 2 | 1 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 7 | 2 |
| Nov | 12 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 13 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Arequipa, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 22 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around November 8. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 9 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around April 21. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 85 | 66 | 47 | 22 |
| Cloudier (%) | 93 | 95 | 92 | 58 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 78 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 93 |
| Feb | 5 | 95 |
| Mar | 8 | 92 |
| Apr | 42 | 58 |
| May | 80 | 20 |
| Jun | 86 | 14 |
| Jul | 89 | 11 |
| Aug | 90 | 10 |
| Sep | 85 | 15 |
| Oct | 66 | 34 |
| Nov | 47 | 53 |
| Dec | 22 | 78 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 hours of light; the shortest, around June 10, only 11 hours — a swing of roughly 2 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:29 | 5:44 | 5:52 | 5:57 | 6:05 | 6:16 | 6:18 | 6:07 | 5:43 | 5:20 | 5:08 | 5:13 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:22 | 6:17 | 5:59 | 5:35 | 5:19 | 5:17 | 5:25 | 5:34 | 5:38 | 5:42 | 5:55 | 6:11 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.9 | 5:29 | 6:22 |
| Feb | 12.6 | 5:44 | 6:17 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:52 | 5:59 |
| Apr | 11.6 | 5:57 | 5:35 |
| May | 11.2 | 6:05 | 5:19 |
| Jun | 11.0 | 6:16 | 5:17 |
| Jul | 11.1 | 6:18 | 5:25 |
| Aug | 11.5 | 6:07 | 5:34 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:43 | 5:38 |
| Oct | 12.4 | 5:20 | 5:42 |
| Nov | 12.8 | 5:08 | 5:55 |
| Dec | 13.0 | 5:13 | 6:11 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Arequipa averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 25 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.8 months, from around Apr 25 to Oct 18. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 25 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is February, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 0 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 1 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 21 | Bright |
| Jun | 23 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 26 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 25 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 22 | Bright |
| Oct | 15 | Mixed |
| Nov | 10 | Mixed |
| Dec | 3 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Arequipa, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 1 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Arequipa is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 5 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Arequipa
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Arequipa's monsoon runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Arequipa
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Arequipa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early May, Arequipa is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Arequipa for general outdoor tourist activities is from late April to late November, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.5 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | poor |
| Feb | 2.8 | poor |
| Mar | 3.2 | poor |
| Apr | 5.4 | fair |
| May | 8.0 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.4 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.4 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.4 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.9 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.2 | good |
| Dec | 5.5 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Arequipa for hot-weather activities run from mid May to late June and again from late July to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Arequipa, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Arequipa packs about the same all year — highs hold near 21°C. Across the year the things worth having are sun protection, a warm layer and rain gear.
In October, Arequipa sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Arequipa by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arequipa peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Extreme |
| Feb | 17 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 16 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 15 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Arequipa
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 9 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 7 | 5 |
| Jun | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Jul | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8.5 | 7 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 7 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Growing season
Arequipa is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Arequipa banks about 1,444 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 113 | 95 | 106 | 115 | 116 | 95 | 90 | 114 | 139 | 163 | 155 | 144 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 113 |
| Feb | 95 |
| Mar | 106 |
| Apr | 115 |
| May | 116 |
| Jun | 95 |
| Jul | 90 |
| Aug | 114 |
| Sep | 139 |
| Oct | 163 |
| Nov | 155 |
| Dec | 144 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Arequipa receives about 6.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.1 and 8.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around Aug 18 to Jan 1. The brightest month is November, averaging about 8.2 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is March, down near 5.3 kWh/m² — roughly 36% less than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.3 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.8 | Bright |
| May | 5.8 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.4 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.6 | Bright |
| Aug | 6.3 | Intense |
| Sep | 7.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 8.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.3 | Intense |
Where is Arequipa?
Arequipa sits at 16.4°S, 71.5°W, 2,397 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Selva Alegre, 3.0 km away.
What Arequipa looks like
Topography around Arequipa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arequipa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Arequipa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 2,361 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,004 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,186 m.
The land around Arequipa is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.
Peru travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / B / C
- 220 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 51% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $9,684
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 49%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 8.6
- per 100k, 2021
- Road deaths
- 13.6
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 519
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arequipa (-16.399°, -71.5375°, elevation 2,397 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).