Lambayeque Department · Peru

Lambayeque travel guide

Lambayeque is a city in Lambayeque Department, Peru, home to about 58,000 people.

Best months
May to December
Nearest airport
CIX13 km · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima
Language
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Lambayeque

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lambayeque are May to December. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 38 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Lambayeque: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

CIX · Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport

12.7 km from the centreICAO SPHI

Questions

Lambayeque: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Lambayeque?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lambayeque are May to December. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; March is the wettest, with about 38 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Lambayeque?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Lambayeque?

Nuevo sol (PEN).

Nearby

Destinations near Lambayeque

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.