January in Trujillo — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.8/10January averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 45 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 4.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February holds up well in Trujillo — 5th best month
Good · 7.2/10February averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 22 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 daylight hours.
It scores 7.2/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March holds up well in Trujillo — 7th best month
Good · 7/10Expect 11°C (51°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 73 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Trujillo — 3 points higher on the same scale.
April is one of the strongest months in Trujillo (2nd)
Best window · 9.9/10April averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 27 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13 daylight hours.
A 9.9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Trujillo (2nd of 12); only May scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
May in Trujillo — the year's strongest window
Best window · 10/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 21 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Trujillo at 10/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
June in Trujillo — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 9.3/10June averages 24°C (74°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 30 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.8 daylight hours.
A 9.3/10 puts this among the year's best months in Trujillo (4th of 12); only May scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
July in Trujillo: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.6/10July averages 29°C (84°F), so the practical pattern is early mornings, a long midday break, and evenings back outside.
Rain is a non-issue at 0 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 6.6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
Flexible dates? May scores 3.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Trujillo — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.7/10Days in August average 29°C (84°F) — front-load outdoor plans before the heat builds and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
At just 2 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 hours of daylight.
That is 6.7/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Trujillo — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
September ranks 3rd of 12 for Trujillo — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.8/10At 22°C (71°F) this is comfortable city weather in September, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 31 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Trujillo at 9.8/10 (3rd of 12), just behind May at 10/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
October in Trujillo — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.2/10October averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 103 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.2/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Trujillo — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7/10November averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 37 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 daylight hours.
It scores 7/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
Flexible dates? May scores 3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Trujillo — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.9/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 79 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.9/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Trujillo — 5.1 points higher on the same scale.
