Annual mean 13°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind N
Warmest
20.0 °C
Coldest
16.9 °C
Wettest
99%
Windiest
3.3 m/s
Prevailing
N
2.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Cusco over the whole year is 13°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cusco runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 58% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 26%. Winds in Cusco are highest in October, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Cusco come in July, when the sky is typically 19% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Cusco climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
18°C
9°C
15°C
58%
77%
1.7 m/s
60
0
85
February
17°C
9°C
15°C
55%
80%
2.0 m/s
56
0
85
March
18°C
9°C
15°C
55%
75%
1.9 m/s
58
0
86
April
18°C
8°C
15°C
45%
56%
1.8 m/s
66
0
87
May
18°C
5°C
15°C
35%
40%
1.7 m/s
65
0
87
June
18°C
4°C
14°C
28%
28%
1.8 m/s
50
0
88
July
18°C
3°C
14°C
37%
19%
1.7 m/s
52
0
87
August
19°C
5°C
15°C
26%
32%
2.1 m/s
57
0
88
September
19°C
7°C
15°C
31%
46%
2.2 m/s
67
0
88
October
20°C
9°C
16°C
57%
58%
2.3 m/s
65
0
85
November
20°C
10°C
16°C
55%
66%
2.3 m/s
72
0
85
December
18°C
9°C
16°C
58%
73%
2.0 m/s
65
0
86
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cusco weather by season
Year round, Cusco has days of about 17°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 20°C in November, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 3°C to 10°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cusco weather in winterJune to August
High 18°CLow 4°CRain 30%
Winter in Cusco has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Cusco weather in springSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 8°CRain 48%
Spring in Cusco has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Cusco weather in summerDecember to February
High 18°CLow 9°CRain 57%
Summer in Cusco has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Cusco weather in autumnMarch to May
High 18°CLow 7°CRain 45%
Autumn in Cusco has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cusco?
The rainy (wet) season in Cusco runs from October to April, peaking in December with a 58% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; August is the driest month, at 26%.
What time of year is Cusco windiest?
Winds in Cusco are highest in October, averaging 2.3 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
What is the average temperature in Cusco year round?
The average temperature in Cusco over the whole year is 13°C. November is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 3°C.