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Lima
Pacific coast and a great food capital
A big coastal capital with a world-renowned food scene and long stays allowed, but grey winters are the trade-off.
SeasonPeak seasonJanuary is one of the very best months to be here.
Daylight≈13h05:45 to 18:31
Who this fits
- Good for
- City life, Food, Beach, Culture
- Community
- Growing
Golden window: December to April
Best months: December to April
Through the year
- Dec to Apr · Sunny summer. Warm, bright and dry along the coast, the best months.
- May to Nov · Coastal winter (garúa). Cool, grey and damp under persistent sea mist.
Workday compatibility
The local hours you would keep here to share a couple of hours a day with a 9-to-5 in each of these zones.
- US West (LA)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local63% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local100% overlap
- UK (London)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local38% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local25% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 04:30 to 12:30 local25% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 11:00 to 19:00 local25% overlap
Budget & internet
Budget$950 to $1,900/moper person/mo · housing incl.
Internet90 Mbpsreliable
What stands out
- City & food: A proper big-city base.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in January.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($950 to $1900/mo).
The essentials
Work
- Coworking
- 12 notable spaces · call rooms
Cost
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $400 to $850
Life
- Safety
- Okay
- Healthcare
- Okay
Stay
- Visa
- Tourist entry: up to 183 days · No verified nomad visa
- Best season
- Jan to Mar
- Timezone
- UTC−5 · America/Lima
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · reviewed 2026-08Every figure shows its source and confidence. v1 is hand-curated, so treat it as a starting point. Missing data is shown as “No data”, never invented.
- Monthly cost
- Numbeo (cost of living)· Low confidence
- Internet
- Country averageSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- Country averageOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- Country averageNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- Area estimateNomadTiming editorial (nomad community)· Low confidence
- Housing
- Numbeo rent index / local rental listings· Low confidence
How the scoring works and where data comes from: read the methodology.
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Nearby & similar bases
January · America/Lima (UTC−5)