Weather in Peru: temperature and probability of rain for Lima this February 18

Beyond checking the weather forecast to know what to wear or whether or not to pack a raincoat, the weather report It is an instrument that has become essential for various sectors such as transport (by air, sea and land), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.

But if by itself predict the time It could be complex, but another variant is added: climate change, which has made even more urgent the need to keep up to date to act and act. adopt public policies that reduce disaster risk like alerts about floods, droughts, freezing waves, bad landing and other related phenomena.

In this context, here the weather forecast for the next few hours in Lima:

During the day temperature will reach a maximum of 26 degrees, rain forecast It will be 25%, with 74% cloudiness, while wind gusts will reach 24 kilometers per hour.

As for ultraviolet rays, they should reach a level of up to 11.

In the department of Lima, about ten types of weather are reporteddetermined by its proximity to the sea to the west and the altitude to the east, presented regularly an arid and temperate climatic state, as well as zero humidity in all seasons of the year.

Of all the meteorological states, the one that predominates and which covers approximately 50% of the territory of the said department is the arid with low humidity.

This climatic state is particular given the geographical conditions of the city, since it is located in a tropical area and practically at sea level. The key to understanding the type of climate in Lima comes from its proximity to the Andes Cordillera , as well as the Peruvian Cold Current or Humboldt Current, coming from the south.

The climate extends from the province of Cañete in the south and to the province of Barranca in the north, passing through the capital of Peru, practically a desert, where the rain falls very little and only between the months of July and September.

In the midst of this arid climate, “hill” ecosystems are formed in the provinces of Cañete, Lima, Huaral and Huaura, developed under the influence of winter mists and drizzlescreating a cool and humid environment in the middle of the desert.

The climate in Peru

In Peru, up to 38 types of weather are feltaccording to the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), this is due to the interaction between different climatic and geographical factors.

These main factors, details the Senamhi, are its geographical position in the Tropic of Capricorn and the proximity of the Andes mountain range.

Among the 38 climates, Senamhi highlights three main which are defined according to the area of ​​the country in which they are located.

On the coast of the South American country, which meets the Pacific Ocean and covers barely 11.6% of the national territory, the weather prevailing there is arid and temperatebeing its main climatic characteristic the rarity of the rains.

In the sawthe area close to the Andes and which occupies 28.1% of Peruvian territory, the climate is rainy and cold mostly.

While in the junglewhere the tropical climate of Peru is most filled, occupying 60.3% of its surface, the weather is defined as very rainy and hot.