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Monthly climate in Calca, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Calca features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (66 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1637 mm (64.5 inches) and receives 250 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Calca enjoys an average of 3365 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Calca, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Calca are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (44 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Calca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Calca, Cusco, 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)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Calca, Cusco, Peru §

Calca usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 246 mm (9.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Calca are June, July and August. On average, 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Calca, Cusco, 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) 206 (8.1) 265 (10.5) 218 (8.6) 128 (5.0) 56 (2.2) 31 (1.2) 30 (1.2) 46 (1.8) 74 (2.9) 147 (5.8) 181 (7.1) 256 (10.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 29 24 16 8 6 12 21 26 27 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Calca, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Calca are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Calca: January, February and November receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Calca, Cusco, 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 207 218 268 278 321 304 325 335 313 296 246 248
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 47m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 28m 11h 20m 11h 24m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 43m 12h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Calca, Cusco, Peru §

Calca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 23, 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 Calca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Calca, Cusco, 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) 19 19 19 17 14 11 13 14 16 18 23 18