Lima, Peru: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Lima is the capital of Peru, in Lima Province. About 7.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Peru in our atlas.

It lies at 12.04° S, 77.03° W, about 152 m (499 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Lima time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Lima. Green dots: other major cities of Peru. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Lima has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 24°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (54°F). Around 24 mm (1 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Government PalaceLandmark

Plaza Mayor, LimaCultural heritage site in Peru

PuruchucoCultural heritage site in Peru

National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of PeruMuseum in Lima, Peru

Museum of Italian ArtPublic museum in Lima, Peru

Legislative Palace of PeruSeat of the Congress of Peru

Lima Art MuseumArt museum in Peru

Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the WorldMuseum in Lima, Peru

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in PeruNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3936456 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q2868 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Plaza Mayor de Lima-1: JulioKuLu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Palacio de Gobierno del Perú 2017: User:Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru: Allan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Puruchuco Archaeological site - overview: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Plaza Bolivar. Pueblo Libre, Lima, Perú 01: Ibrehaut, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Museodearteitaliano: Dgop1990, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Reforma de ley partidos políticos (7027341549): Congreso de la República del Perú from Lima, Perú, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Inauguración Fachada MALI HM 7198 F: UE en Perú, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
MuseoOroPerou 08: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)