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Monthly climate in Pichigua, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pichigua features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (40 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (71 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1417 mm (55.8 inches) and receives 190 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pichigua enjoys an average of 3731 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pichigua, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Pichigua 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 4 to 5 °C (40 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pichigua experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 143 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pichigua, 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
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pichigua, Cusco, Peru §

Pichigua usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 255 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pichigua are June, July and August. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pichigua, 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) 216 (8.5) 266 (10.5) 262 (10.3) 92 (3.6) 37 (1.5) 8 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 43 (1.7) 104 (4.1) 130 (5.1) 236 (9.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 26 30 20 10 1 3 3 12 16 19 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Pichigua, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Pichigua are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pichigua: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pichigua, 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 246 264 298 307 328 321 337 341 332 339 307 305
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 52m 12h 33m 12h 8m 11h 44m 11h 24m 11h 14m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 47m 12h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Pichigua, Cusco, Peru §

Pichigua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 22 - 25, 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 Pichigua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pichigua, 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) 22 25 22 18 14 11 13 15 17 18 19 22