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Arequipa vs Los Angeles
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Los Angeles is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Los Angeles is the wetter, with 8 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Los Angeles is the wetter — about 8 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Los Angeles | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 66 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | — | +4 | +5 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
| Los Angeles | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Los Angeles | 77 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 66 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -7 |
Avg low (°F) Los Angeles runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 52 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 |
| Los Angeles | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +12 | +17 | +20 | +19 | +17 | +12 | +5 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 52 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 |
| Los Angeles | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 62 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +12 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 |
| Los Angeles | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +17 | +12 | +5 | -2 |
Precipitation (in) Los Angeles runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Los Angeles | 2.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | — | — | — | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 2.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Difference | — | — | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.1 |
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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