Overview
Cusco (Machu Picchu) is in Peru. The figures below are long-term monthly averages (2014-2023), not a forecast.
- Warmest month: October, with daytime highs around 18°C.
- Coolest month: January, with daytime highs around 16°C.
- Driest month: June, about 8 mm of rain.
- Wettest month: January, about 228 mm of rain.
- Sunniest month: August, about 11 hr of sunshine per day.
Climate by month
| Month | Day high | Night low | Rain (mm) | Rainy days | Sun (h/day) | Humidity | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 8°C | 228 mm | 29 | 9.2 | 79% | 4 km/h |
| February | 16°C | 8°C | 202 mm | 26 | 8.7 | 80% | 4 km/h |
| March | 16°C | 8°C | 154 mm | 27 | 9.6 | 79% | 4 km/h |
| April | 16°C | 7°C | 76 mm | 19 | 10.1 | 77% | 4 km/h |
| May | 16°C | 6°C | 36 mm | 11 | 10.4 | 70% | 4 km/h |
| June | 17°C | 5°C | 8 mm | 2 | 10.5 | 64% | 4 km/h |
| July | 17°C | 5°C | 12 mm | 4 | 10.7 | 61% | 4 km/h |
| August | 18°C | 5°C | 22 mm | 7 | 11.0 | 62% | 5 km/h |
| September | 18°C | 6°C | 37 mm | 12 | 11.0 | 66% | 5 km/h |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 84 mm | 20 | 10.7 | 68% | 5 km/h |
| November | 18°C | 8°C | 125 mm | 22 | 10.2 | 71% | 4 km/h |
| December | 17°C | 8°C | 193 mm | 28 | 9.4 | 76% | 4 km/h |
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Data and sources
- Air climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis), 2014-2023. CC BY 4.0 (Open-Meteo); underlying ERA5 data: Copernicus licence
- Sea temperature: not available for this destination.
- Last updated October 8, 2026.