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Monthly climate in Pitumarca, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pitumarca features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) and 8 °C (47 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1409 mm (55.5 inches) and receives 222 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pitumarca enjoys an average of 3630 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pitumarca, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Pitumarca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 8 °C (47 - 47 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 6 °C (41 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pitumarca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 83 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pitumarca, 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)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pitumarca, Cusco, Peru §

Pitumarca usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 28 rainy days and 236 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pitumarca are June, July and August. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pitumarca, 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) 195 (7.7) 260 (10.2) 227 (8.9) 99 (3.9) 35 (1.4) 17 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 43 (1.7) 108 (4.3) 169 (6.7) 220 (8.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 27 30 23 11 5 4 5 16 23 27 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Pitumarca, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Pitumarca are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pitumarca: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pitumarca, 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 235 249 294 301 329 317 337 342 329 323 286 283
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 31m 12h 8m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 17m 11h 22m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Pitumarca, Cusco, Peru §

Pitumarca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 20, 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 Pitumarca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pitumarca, 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) 20 20 18 17 14 11 13 14 16 18 19 19