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Monthly climate in El Descanso, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Descanso features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1423 mm (56.0 inches) and receives 199 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Descanso enjoys an average of 3689 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Descanso, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in El Descanso are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 6 °C (42 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Descanso experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 92 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Descanso, 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 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°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)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Descanso, Cusco, Peru §

El Descanso usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 254 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Descanso are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Descanso, 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) 227 (8.9) 260 (10.2) 276 (10.9) 88 (3.5) 28 (1.1) 9 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 10 (0.4) 35 (1.4) 101 (4.0) 153 (6.0) 227 (8.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 31 21 9 2 2 3 12 19 22 27

Monthly sunshine hours in El Descanso, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in El Descanso are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Descanso: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Descanso, 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 241 257 299 305 332 322 340 343 332 330 292 292
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in El Descanso, Cusco, Peru §

El Descanso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, 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 El Descanso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Descanso, 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) 23 23 19 17 14 11 13 15 17 18 19 19