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Monthly climate in Santo Tomas, Cusco, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Tomas 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 -13 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1302 mm (51.3 inches) and receives 188 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Tomas enjoys an average of 3684 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 Santo Tomas, Cusco, Peru §

The warmest months in Santo Tomas 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, Santo Tomas experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 111 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santo Tomas, 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)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°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)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santo Tomas, Cusco, Peru §

Santo Tomas usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 236 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Tomas 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 Santo Tomas, 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) 213 (8.4) 256 (10.1) 239 (9.4) 79 (3.1) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 40 (1.6) 83 (3.3) 127 (5.0) 211 (8.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 24 27 30 19 8 2 2 2 11 17 20 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Tomas, Cusco, Peru §

The sunniest months in Santo Tomas are July, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Tomas: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santo Tomas, 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 242 259 294 301 326 316 334 340 332 335 303 296
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 Santo Tomas, Cusco, Peru §

Santo Tomas experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 21 - 22, 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 Santo Tomas UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santo Tomas, 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) 21 22 22 17 14 11 13 15 17 18 19 21