La Serena vs Lima: which is better, month by month

Lima beats La Serena in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (92 vs 73) — while La Serena wins January to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

La Serena vs Lima — all 12 months

MonthLa SerenaLimaWinnerGap
January89Awarm, dry, clean air85Ahot, dry, clean airLa Serena4
February91Swarm, dry, clean air81Ahot, a little rain, clean airLa Serena10
March89Anice, dry, clean air83Ahot, a little rain, muggy airLa Serena6
April83Anice, dry, clean air89Awarm, dry, clean airLima6
May76Bnice, dry, clean air93Swarm, dry, clean airLima17
June73Bnice, dry, clean air92Snice, dry, clean airLima19
July75Bnice, dry, clean air93Snice, dry, clean airLima18
August79Bnice, dry, clean air94Snice, dry, clean airLima15
September82Anice, dry, clean air93Snice, dry, clean airLima11
October84Anice, dry, clean air94Swarm, dry, clean airLima10
November85Anice, dry, clean air95Swarm, dry, clean airLima10
December87Anice, dry, clean air91Swarm, dry, clean airLima4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (73 vs 92). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

La Serena

🇨🇱 Chile · arid climate

Best month
February 91/100
Months won
3 of 12

Lima

🇵🇪 Peru · arid climate

Best month
November 95/100
Months won
9 of 12

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