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Arequipa vs Los Angeles
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Los Angeles is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Los Angeles is the wetter, with 200 mm more rain a year, and Arequipa the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Arequipa and Los Angeles, in everyday terms.
Summers
Los Angeles has hotter summers
Arequipa: Mild
Los Angeles: Warm
Winters
Los Angeles has milder winters
Arequipa: Cool
Los Angeles: Cool
Rain & snow
Los Angeles is much wetter
Arequipa: Very dry
Los Angeles: Fairly dry
Sky
Arequipa is sunnier
Arequipa: Fairly sunny
Los Angeles: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Los Angeles is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Los Angeles is the wetter — about 200 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Arequipa has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | — | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Los Angeles runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Los Angeles runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 32 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 68 | 75 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 56 |
| Difference | +36 | +31 | +25 | +14 | +7 | — | — | -1 | +4 | +12 | +18 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 32 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 68 | 75 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| Difference | +36 | +31 | +25 | +14 | +7 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 56 |
| Difference | — | -1 | +4 | +12 | +18 | +53 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 65 | 68 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -4 | +7 | +27 | +37 | +35 | +25 | +20 | +11 | +3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 65 | 68 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 26 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -4 | +7 | +27 | +37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 25 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | +35 | +25 | +20 | +11 | +3 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Los Angeles runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 64 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | +7 | +23 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +15 | +13 | +9 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 64 | 68 | 66 | 55 | 40 | 36 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | +7 | +23 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 54 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | +20 | +16 | +15 | +13 | +9 | +3 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Arequipa trends → · Los Angeles trends →
Methodology & sources
Arequipa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at La Pampilla, about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Los Angeles
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hawthorne Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00003167), about 17 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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