Peru has a lot of different weather types because of the coast (desert), the Andes and the jungle. When is generally the best time to visit Peru?
Peru is near to the equator so winter and summer have another effect on this side of the planet. All year long it is relatively hot, except for the areas above 3.000m (la Cordillera or the Andes) where it can get pretty cold at night. The influence of the rainy and the dry season is another important factor to reckon with. The coast doesn’t know any wet season, except when “El Nio” is turning the weather upside down. In normal circumstance wintertime at the coast (May to September) has the only disadvantage of being cloudy and sometimes cold at night (because of the 99% of humidity). Rain is rare and limited to some drizzle. The low hanging clouds in and around Lima are called “gara” and can get quiet greasy and mixed with smog. In the Andes and the tropical rain forest (Selva) it is dry season and almost every day blue sky and sunshine. Take care of this altitude sun or in the rain forest, you re sunburned before realizing it. Use a good sunblock. When it is wet season (from November
