Climate and average weather in Ilo

In Ilo, the summers are humid, warm, dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and mostly clear.

Best: all year

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Ilo typically varies from 13°C to 23°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 24°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, Ilo has no single best season — it scores well the whole year round, so any month is a good time to visit for warm-weather activities.

Hottest
Feb
23°
Coldest
Aug
13°
Wettest
Jan
4 mm
Driest
Oct
0 mm
Rain / yr
14 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
10.9–13.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
22 m
17.6°S
Clearest
May
38% cloud

Ilo is city in Peru.

Density
181/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Ilo 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 holds near its peak the whole year round.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Ilo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Ilo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 23°C and low of 20°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 13°C and high of 17°C.

Days typically run about 3°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2220
Feb2320
Mar2219
Apr2118
May1916
Jun1815
Jul1714
Aug1713
Sep1714
Oct1815
Nov1916
Dec2118

Average hourly temperature in Ilo

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 February afternoons, near 23°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 13°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Ilo weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°40.912.97.8
Feb23° / 20°41.212.67.9
Mar22° / 19°10.412.18.1
Apr21° / 18°00.111.68.1
May19° / 16°00.111.27.9
Jun18° / 15°00.1117.3
Jul17° / 14°10.411.16.7
Aug17° / 13°10.111.46.7
Sep17° / 14°00.111.96.9
Oct18° / 15°0012.47.3
Nov19° / 16°00.112.87.6
Dec21° / 18°10.2137.7

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Ilo gets about 14 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, and that barely changes with the seasons — rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 4 mm over about 1 wet days; October is the driest, with 0 mm.

0%10%20%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmostly drysome rainFeb 10 · 5%Apr 9 · 0%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan31
Feb41
Mar20
Apr00
May00
Jun00
Jul10
Aug00
Sep00
Oct00
Nov00
Dec10

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Ilo collects about 14 mm of rain across 4 wet days — roughly 1 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 4 mm, while October is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 68% of the year’s total.

025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec441000110001
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan41
Feb41
Mar10
Apr00
May00
Jun00
Jul10
Aug10
Sep00
Oct00
Nov00
Dec10

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Ilo, 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 3 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around November 6. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 7 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around April 2. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 64% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSep 1 · 82%Jan 10 · 34%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3664
Feb3862
Mar5050
Apr7030
May7921
Jun7426
Jul7327
Aug7723
Sep7921
Oct6832
Nov6139
Dec4753

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

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 December 17, brings about 13 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around June 17, only 10 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 12 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.95:266:23
Feb12.65:426:18
Mar12.15:515:59
Apr11.65:585:34
May11.26:065:17
Jun11.06:175:14
Jul11.16:205:22
Aug11.46:075:31
Sep11.95:435:37
Oct12.45:185:43
Nov12.85:055:56
Dec13.05:106:13

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Ilo averages about 12 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 5 and 19 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 6.6 months, from around Apr 4 to Oct 20. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 18 sunny days (bright).

The greyest month is January, down near 5 sunny days — about 71% fewer than the May peak.

0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightbrilliantMay 719 daysJan 15 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb5Gloomy
Mar8Mixed
Apr15Mixed
May19Bright
Jun15Bright
Jul15Mixed
Aug15Mixed
Sep16Bright
Oct13Mixed
Nov11Mixed
Dec7Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 Ilo, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 5.0 months, from around December 2 to May 2. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 3 to December 1, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 3 · 100%Jan 14 · 0%muggycomfortablehumiddryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan007030
Feb005050
Mar026930
Apr031672
May377200
Jun306910
Jul732700
Aug891100
Sep762400
Oct346600
Nov385120
Dec027712

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 Ilo is steady company: average speeds sit near 11 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeOct 5 · 12 km/hJun 16 · 11 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan11calm
Feb11calm
Mar11calm
Apr11calm
May11calm
Jun11calm
Jul11calm
Aug11calm
Sep11calm
Oct12calm
Nov12calm
Dec11calm

Best time to visit Ilo

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ilo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, Ilo suits general outdoor tourist activities for most of the year, with a peak score in the last week of March.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDectravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationMar 22 · 8.1

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).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan7.8ideal
Feb7.9ideal
Mar8.1ideal
Apr8.1ideal
May7.9ideal
Jun7.3good
Jul6.8good
Aug6.7good
Sep6.9good
Oct7.3good
Nov7.6ideal
Dec7.7ideal

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ilo for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid April, with a peak score in the last week of February.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 22 · 5.8

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 Ilo, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

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.

For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 23°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around August (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Ilo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

Sea temperature near Ilo

Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 27 to Apr 28 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index (midday) in Ilo by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Ilo peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Ilo

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan97
Feb97
Mar86
Apr7.55.5
May74.5
Jun63.5
Jul63
Aug74.5
Sep7.55.5
Oct8.56.5
Nov8.56.5
Dec97
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Ilo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

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. Ilo banks about 2,852 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan334
Feb317
Mar331
Apr273
May234
Jun182
Jul159
Aug154
Sep161
Oct195
Nov228
Dec287

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.

Ilo receives about 6.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.1 and 7.4 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Sep 17 to Apr 9. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.3 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 4.2 kWh/m² — roughly 42% less than the December peak.

0123456789JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseDec 47.4 kWhJun 294.1 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan7.0Intense
Feb6.9Intense
Mar6.5Intense
Apr5.8Bright
May4.9Bright
Jun4.2Bright
Jul4.3Bright
Aug5.0Bright
Sep6.0Intense
Oct6.8Intense
Nov7.3Intense
Dec7.3Intense

Where is Ilo?

Ilo sits at 17.6°S, 71.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Antonio, 64 km away.

TacnaJacobo HunterCiudad SateliteArequipaSelva Alegre

Topography around Ilo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ilo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Ilo is covered by water (40%), bare terrain (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (51%) and bare terrain (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,476 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: San Antonio 64 km · Moquegua 65 km · Mollendo 98 km · Tacna 123 km · Jacobo Hunter 134 km · Ciudad Satelite 135 km · Arequipa 139 km · Selva Alegre 142 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
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Ilo (-17.6319°, -71.3411°, elevation 22 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).