Cajamarca is comfortable to be outside in almost any month: it rates Good or better for all year of the year. For walking, any time of year works. It is rarely warm enough for sunbathing.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Cajamarca is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 7, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 50% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
For being outside, Cajamarca rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in early May, at 84.
There is no bad time here for walking: it rates Good or better in every part of the year. It is at its best in mid July, at 84.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Cajamarca over the whole year is 17°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cajamarca runs from August to September, peaking in September with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May; May is the driest month, at 37%. Winds in Cajamarca are highest in September, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Cajamarca come in August, when the sky is typically 46% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Cajamarca 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 | 21°C | 12°C | 19°C | 56% | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 78 | 5 | 74 |
| February | 24°C | 13°C | 19°C | 58% | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 78 | 7 | 74 |
| March | 23°C | 12°C | 19°C | 49% | 72% | 2.2 m/s | 77 | 7 | 73 |
| April | 21°C | 12°C | 19°C | 50% | 64% | 2.2 m/s | 82 | 4 | 77 |
| May | 21°C | 11°C | 19°C | 37% | 53% | 2.2 m/s | 83 | 4 | 79 |
| June | 20°C | 9°C | 18°C | 61% | 56% | 2.5 m/s | 81 | 3 | 82 |
| July | 21°C | 8°C | 18°C | 44% | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 78 | 3 | 83 |
| August | 21°C | 9°C | 18°C | 61% | 46% | 2.5 m/s | 77 | 2 | 82 |
| September | 21°C | 10°C | 18°C | 63% | 58% | 3.0 m/s | 80 | 2 | 82 |
| October | 21°C | 11°C | 19°C | 38% | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 81 | 2 | 80 |
| November | 21°C | 11°C | 19°C | 62% | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 82 | 2 | 78 |
| December | 21°C | 12°C | 19°C | 61% | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 79 | 3 | 76 |
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 Cajamarca weather by season
Year round, Cajamarca has days of about 20°C at their warmest in June, its coolest month, and 24°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around May. 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.
Cajamarca weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Cajamarca has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Cajamarca weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Cajamarca has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Cajamarca weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Cajamarca has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Cajamarca weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Cajamarca has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cajamarca?
The rainy (wet) season in Cajamarca runs from August to September, peaking in September with a 63% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May; May is the driest month, at 37%.
What time of year is Cajamarca windiest?
Winds in Cajamarca are highest in September, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in March, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Cajamarca year round?
The average temperature in Cajamarca over the whole year is 17°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.
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How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.