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Monthly climate in Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Huayna Alcalde features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 5 °C (42 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 17 °C (63 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1492 mm (58.7 inches) and receives 221 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Huayna Alcalde enjoys an average of 3689 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Huayna Alcalde are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 5 °C (41 - 42 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 3 °C (36 - 38 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Huayna Alcalde experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 238 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Huayna Alcalde, 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 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -5°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru §

Huayna Alcalde usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 242 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Huayna Alcalde 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 Huayna Alcalde, 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) 228 (9.0) 250 (9.9) 241 (9.5) 109 (4.3) 48 (1.9) 16 (0.6) 15 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 51 (2.0) 123 (4.8) 162 (6.4) 233 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 26 30 24 14 4 3 6 17 22 24 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Huayna Alcalde are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Huayna Alcalde: 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 Huayna Alcalde, 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 50m 12h 32m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Huayna Alcalde, Cusco, Peru §

Huayna Alcalde 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 Huayna Alcalde UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Huayna Alcalde, 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