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Monthly climate in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Vilcabamba features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 9 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (65 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1617 mm (63.7 inches) and receives 233 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Vilcabamba enjoys an average of 3589 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru §

The warmest months in Vilcabamba are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (48 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 7 °C (45 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Vilcabamba experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 36 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru §

Vilcabamba usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 266 mm (10.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Vilcabamba are June, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 247 (9.7) 293 (11.6) 258 (10.2) 116 (4.6) 39 (1.5) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 20 (0.8) 64 (2.5) 139 (5.5) 180 (7.1) 236 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 26 14 3 3 6 20 25 26 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru §

The sunniest months in Vilcabamba are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Vilcabamba: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 231 247 287 290 323 310 330 336 327 327 294 283
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 17m 11h 22m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru §

Vilcabamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 20 - 20, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Vilcabamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Vilcabamba, Apurímac, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 20 20 19 17 14 11 13 15 17 18 19 20