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Lima Sea Temperature in May

Peru

April Lima year-round → June

Average sea temperature for Lima, Peru across May, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

18.54° C

High

22.53° C

Low

15.9° C

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

May is the 5th warmest of 12 months at Lima.

Compared to April, May is 1.2° cooler than (19.71° C in April). By June the water is usually 17.89° C.

Lima Day-by-Day Water Temperature in May

10-year low, average and high

14.5° C
16.9° C
19.3° C
21.6° C
24.0° C
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10
15
20
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Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through May. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of May. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Lima.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

May Water Temperature Table for Lima

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
May 1 19.13° C 16.8° C 21.44° C
May 2 19.14° C 16.82° C 21.28° C
May 3 19.1° C 17.15° C 21.08° C
May 4 18.99° C 17.41° C 20.84° C
May 5 18.93° C 17.43° C 20.84° C
May 6 18.97° C 17.47° C 21.21° C
May 7 18.95° C 17.45° C 21.21° C
May 8 18.87° C 17.29° C 21.44° C
May 9 18.87° C 17.19° C 21.49° C
May 10 18.86° C 17.05° C 21.44° C
May 11 18.92° C 17.09° C 21.73° C
May 12 19° C 16.91° C 22.04° C
May 13 18.85° C 17.02° C 22.03° C
May 14 18.78° C 17.12° C 22.42° C
May 15 18.79° C 17.08° C 22.53° C
May 16 18.71° C 17.23° C 22.41° C
May 17 18.53° C 16.99° C 22.15° C
May 18 18.44° C 16.55° C 22.31° C
May 19 18.09° C 16.58° C 20.98° C
May 20 18.03° C 16.5° C 21.04° C
May 21 17.97° C 16.48° C 20.61° C
May 22 17.87° C 16.35° C 20.4° C
May 23 17.9° C 16.03° C 20.47° C
May 24 17.98° C 16.23° C 20.18° C
May 25 18.14° C 16.3° C 20.03° C
May 26 18.15° C 16.07° C 19.92° C
May 27 18.1° C 16.03° C 19.88° C
May 28 18.07° C 15.91° C 20.48° C
May 29 17.93° C 15.9° C 21.01° C
May 30 17.93° C 15.94° C 21.08° C
May 31 18.02° C 15.99° C 20.98° C

Where May Sits in the Year

May highlighted

12.0° C
15.5° C
19.0° C
22.5° C
26.0° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
20° C
21.01° C
20.95° C
19.71° C
18.54° C
17.89° C
17.28° C
16.67° C
16.36° C
16.19° C
17.07° C
18.42° C
10-year monthly history for Lima. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in May

Compare other Peru water for the same month

Lima Location

-12.0464, -77.0428

-12.04637, -77.04275 View on OpenStreetMap →

Lima sits at -12.0464°N, 77.0428°W, on the coast of Peru. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Lima