GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Arequipa
Peru
Arequipa had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Arequipa
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | 11 September |
Frost dates near Arequipa
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Cusco (3 August) and latest in Juliaca (17 November).
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Arequipa
Within 15 km of Arequipa OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres and 75 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is La Marina, 1 km away.
- La Marina — market
Malecón Vallecito, Vallecito · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00 · 1 km - Edsa — market
Perú, Arequipa · 1 km - Gratersa — market
Andrés Avelino Cáceres, José Luis Bustamante Y Rivero · 1 km - Botica Dermia — market
Kennedy D-6, José Luis Bustamante y Rivero · 2 km - 4 de Octubre — market
Vidaurrázaga, José Luis Bustamante y Rivero · 2 km - ASOCOMAT — market
Mon–Sat 06:00–18:00 · 2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Arequipa: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Arequipa by month
Average weather in Arequipa over 2016–2025: the warmest month is September. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (20.4–24.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in June, average 7.7 °C. About 560 mm of rain falls in a year, on 72 days; February is the wettest month (215 mm) and May the driest (0 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.6 | 11.4 | 154 | 19 |
| February | 20.6 | 11.2 | 215 | 22 |
| March | 20.4 | 10.8 | 142 | 20 |
| April | 22.6 | 10.3 | 16 | 3 |
| May | 23.4 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.8 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 23.2 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 23.7 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 24.6 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 24.4 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 24.2 | 10.8 | 2 | 1 |
| December | 23.3 | 11.3 | 29 | 6 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
