South America
Peru
About 32M people live in Peru, on 1,285,220 km² in 26 regions; the capital is Lima. The highest summit is Huascarán (6,768 m).
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberTacna 95
October: highs16° – 30°
Rain this month, on average52mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Peru at a glance
The atlas follows 45,372 places here month by month, with 1,813 mountains and 471 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
Lima now26°CCloudy · 08:31Sunrise · sunset05:40 · 18:06LimaNext holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 2UK 2Exercise increased caution
45,372places in 26 regions1,813summits, highest Huascarán471monuments158museums475lakes9beaches4festivals1,321huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Peru's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+350%7.68M in 1950 → 34.6M in 2025 → 40.6M in 2050Peru · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$18,8002025 · 99/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.92024 · 71/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities86 %2025 · 46/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet82 %2024 · 93/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.972024 · 100/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover53 %2024 · 50/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Peru
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Peru
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
94OctoberLima
May · Aug–Sep
20° / 16°2 mm
91OctoberArequipa
Jun–Aug
22° / 11°3 mm
67OctoberCusco
Jul–Sep
17° / 7°57 mm
94OctoberCallao
Apr–Jun
18° / 16°1 mm
36OctoberIquitos
Jun–Aug
30° / 24°255 mm
95OctoberTacna
Apr–May · Oct
22° / 14°2 mm
84OctoberTrujillo
Jun–Aug
21° / 15°4 mm
78OctoberPiura
Jul–Sep
29° / 18°1 mm
26 regions
Puno4,871 places · 197 summits · Puno
Ayacucho3,710 places · 35 summits · Ayacucho
Arequipa3,183 places · 109 summits · Arequipa
Cajamarca Department3,160 places · Cajamarca
Lima region3,054 places · 268 summits · San Juan de Lurigancho
Ancash2,783 places · 209 summits · Huaraz
Junin2,754 places · 83 summits · Huancayo
Huancavelica2,689 places · 68 summits · Huancavelica
Huánuco Department2,476 places · 67 summits · Huánuco
Piura2,381 places · 2 summits · Piura
Cuzco Department2,356 places · 198 summits · Cusco
Apurímac Department1,407 places · 21 summits · Abancay
Loreto1,355 places · Iquitos
La Libertad1,277 places · 1 summits · Trujillo
Lambayeque1,177 places · Chiclayo
Ica1,130 places · 1 summits · Ica
Ucayali991 places · Pucallpa
San Martín Department882 places · Moyobamba
Amazonas732 places · 1 summits · Chachapoyas
Madre de Dios722 places · Puerto Maldonado
Tacna653 places · 55 summits · Tacna
Pasco645 places · 20 summits · Cerro de Pasco
Moquegua Department629 places · 15 summits · Moquegua
Tumbes334 places · Tumbes
Callao20 places · Callao
Lima Province1 places · Lima
Peru from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Peru
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Nature in Peru
Summit6,768 m
Huascarán
Summit6,635 m
Yerupajá
Summit6,425 m
Coropuna
Lake
Lake Junín
Lake
Lake Lagunillas
Lake
Lake ParónWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Peru
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Peru
471 monuments and 158 museums; the best known first.
CuscoBuilt 1300
Nazca LinesBuilt 199 BC
Cathedral of LimaBuilt 1535 · Renaissance
Chan ChanBuilt 850
Machu PicchuBuilt 1450
Cusco CathedralBuilt 1559 · baroque
Museum
The Royal Tombs of Sipan MuseumBuilt 2002
Museum
Lima Art MuseumBuilt 1959The festival year
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What's on in Peru
The ground and the sky in Peru
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days5magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 19501,521magnitude 5+, of them 151 of 6+StrongestM8.1Paramonga 67 km ← · 1966Deadliest66,794deaths · 1970The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · LimaNext eclipse6 Feb 2027Annular solar eclipse · 2%Orionids~18 an hour21 October · LimaNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Peru
8 large airports, 109 railway stations, 24 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Jorge Chávez International AirportLIM · Lima
9.7 kmRodríguez Ballón International AirportAQP · Arequipa
7.3 kmAlejandro Velasco Astete International AirportCUZ · Cusco
3.1 kmCoronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International AirportIQT · Iquitos
7.4 kmCapitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International AirportTRU · Trujillo
9.4 kmLos DesamparadosLima
0.1 kmArequipaArequipa
1.3 kmWanchaqCusco
0.8 kmTacnaTacna
0.3 kmEmpresa de Transportes Luz Divina- Sede Valle solTrujillo
7.7 kmHuancayoHuancayo
0.5 kmLas Casitas→ Puerto Jeli
21 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsABC220 V
Emergency105Calling code +51
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyPeruvian SolPEN
LanguagesSpanish · Quechua · Aymara
Local time08:31Lima