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fair match
Lima, Peru and Antofagasta, Chile are a fair climate match — 1,469 km (913 mi) apart. Lima is Köppen zone BWh; Antofagasta is BWk.
See Lima on the interactive map →Looking outward from Lima (hot desert, BWh), the closest distant match is Antofagasta (cold desert, BWk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Lima, the atlas looks only about 1,469 km (913 mi) away to Antofagasta — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.
For Lima, Antofagasta is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 2°C (Antofagasta cooler); July by 2°C (Antofagasta cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 2 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Antofagasta at 11.1 h/day on average versus 10.7 h/day in Lima (January 12.6 h / 11.1 h, July 9.6 h / 10.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Antofagasta, 12 in Lima). Humidity: dew point in Antofagasta runs about 6°C lower in July (8°C vs 14°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Antofagasta, Chile is the closest distant match for Lima, Peru — scored fair, about 1,469 km (913 mi) away.
Lima and Antofagasta are separated by roughly 1,469 km (913 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Lima is hot desert (BWh) and Antofagasta is cold desert (BWk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Lima has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 26°C and a low of 19°C with 1 mm of rain; July averages 18°C / 15°C and 1 mm.
Lima averages about 11.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.3 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 12.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 55); July averages 11.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 54).
Other close climate matches for Lima: Las Palmas (loose), Praia (loose), Luanda (loose).
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