Climate of Cusco

Cusco has a tundra climate. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for Cusco is 14° degrees and there is about 517 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 105 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 13°C and 15°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 2°C and 7°C
Rain: it rains 191 days and there is a total of approximately 517 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 9 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3420 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 13°C and 15°C
Warmest month:	15°C in September
Coldest month:	13°C in June
Night temperature:	between 2°C and 7°C
Dry days:	165 days
Days with rain:	191 days
Days with snow:	9 days
Total rain sum:	517 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3420 hours

Climate of Cusco
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Cusco
The best travel time for Cusco
Climate of Cusco by month
Experiences with the weather of Cusco

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cusco.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cusco.

Climate table of Cusco

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cusco. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cusco might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	14
Night temp. (°C)	6	6	5	4	3	2	2	3	5	6	7	7
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	80	90	70	36	17	6	8	11	17	52	64	66
Days with rain	23	23	23	18	11	4	6	7	12	19	21	24
Days with snow	-	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-
Dry days	8	4	6	11	19	25	23	23	18	12	9	7
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	8	10	9	10	12
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3

Best time to visit Cusco

The best time to visit Cusco in Peru is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cusco is 15°C in September and the lowest is 13°C in June.

Climate of Cusco by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Cusco? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January