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Monthly climate in Capacmarca, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Capacmarca features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1345 mm (53.0 inches) and receives 209 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Capacmarca enjoys an average of 3607 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 Capacmarca, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Capacmarca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 9 to 10 °C (49 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 8 °C (46 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Capacmarca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 25 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Capacmarca, 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 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Capacmarca, Cusco, Peru §

Capacmarca usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 222 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Capacmarca are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Capacmarca, 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) 197 (7.8) 243 (9.6) 200 (7.9) 88 (3.5) 35 (1.4) 11 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 46 (1.8) 112 (4.4) 159 (6.2) 223 (8.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 30 21 10 2 2 6 15 21 24 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Capacmarca, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Capacmarca are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Capacmarca: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Capacmarca, 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 234 248 290 295 325 312 332 339 329 325 290 283
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 17m 11h 22m 11h 39m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Capacmarca, Cusco, Peru §

Capacmarca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and November, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Capacmarca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Capacmarca, 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 18 17 13 11 13 14 16 18 19 18