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When to go to Cusco
When to go
What the averages say
No month in Cusco averages a high of 18°C or more; the warmest, November, averages 15°C.
- The warmest month is November (15°C) and the coolest April (13°C). The wettest is December (137 mm) and the driest June (4 mm); about 718 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCool
- FebCool
- MarCool
- AprCool
- MayCool
- JunCool
- JulCool
- AugCool
- SeptCool
- OctCool
- NovCool
- DecCool
Month by month
Every month in Cusco
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 4°C | 129 mm | 83% | 83% | 4.8 | 23°C | Cool |
| February | 14°C | 4°C | 127 mm | 84% | 85% | 4.7 | 24°C | Cool |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | 96 mm | 85% | 81% | 4.7 | 27°C | Cool |
| April | 13°C | 3°C | 44 mm | 84% | 66% | 4.8 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 13°C | 3°C | 9 mm | 81% | 47% | 4.8 | 35°C | Cool |
| June | 13°C | 2°C | 4 mm | 78% | 39% | 4.7 | 37°C | Cool |
| July | 13°C | 1°C | 11 mm | 75% | 38% | 4.8 | 39°C | Cool |
| August | 14°C | 2°C | 8 mm | 72% | 41% | 5.1 | 39°C | Cool |
| September | 15°C | 3°C | 18 mm | 72% | 53% | 5 | 37°C | Cool |
| October | 15°C | 3°C | 63 mm | 74% | 68% | 5.2 | 34°C | Cool |
| November | 15°C | 3°C | 72 mm | 76% | 74% | 5.4 | 29°C | Cool |
| December | 14°C | 3°C | 137 mm | 80% | 81% | 4.9 | 25°C | Cool |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The model's grid cell sits about 428 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Arequipa322 kmGood for going: March to May and August to January
- Huancayo387 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- La Paz526 kmNo month mild to warm and not wet
- Lima573 kmGood for going: January to December
- Arica578 kmGood for going: January to December
- Callao584 kmGood for going: January to December
- Rio Branco601 kmGood for going: May to July
- Pucallpa639 kmGood for going: April to June
Plan it
Plan a trip to Cusco
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