Cusco month by month
Plan your visit to Cusco by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 226 mm
January is Cusco's wettest month, with roughly 226mm of rainfall spread across 27 of 31 days. Mornings in the Plaza de Armas and the steep lanes of San Blas typically start under…
- February
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 185 mm
February sits at the deep end of Cusco's rainy season. Expect afternoon downpours on all but a handful of days, the kind that turn San Blas's cobblestones into small streams and…
- March
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 180 mm
March sits at the tail end of Cusco's rainy season, and that single fact shapes everything about a visit. Daytime highs hover in the mid-teens Celsius (low 60s Fahrenheit),…
- April
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 7°C
- Rain
- 74 mm
April marks the turning point in Cusco's year. The wet season is winding down, rainfall drops sharply from March, and mornings above the Plaza de Armas tend to break clear and cold…
- May
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 35 mm
May is the month Cusco dries out. After 5 months of wet-season downpours starting in November, rainfall drops to 35mm across roughly 9 days, a steep fall from January's 226mm.…
- June
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
June in Cusco belongs to Inti Raymi. The Festival of the Sun reenacts the Inca winter solstice ceremony and fills the city with parades, traditional dance troupes, and tens of…
- July
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 7 mm
July is the driest month of the year in Cusco, with roughly 7mm of rainfall across about 2 days. That number alone explains why it's the most popular month for visitors, and you'll…
- August
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 5°C
- Rain
- 20 mm
August is the driest stretch of Cusco's winter, and every trekker, tour operator, and backpacker on the continent seems to know it. Days are mild and bright under Andean sun at…
- September
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 41 mm
September in Cusco sits at the tail of the dry season, and that timing is the single most important thing to know. Daytime highs reach about 19°C (67°F) under reliably clear…
- October
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 7°C
- Rain
- 92 mm
October in Cusco marks the turn from dry season into wet, and the rain is the defining feature to plan around. Total rainfall reaches 92mm across roughly 20 days, nearly triple…
- November
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 169 mm
November marks Cusco's transition into the wet season, and that single fact shapes everything about a visit this month. The city sits at 3,400 meters (11,150 feet). Mornings tend…
- December
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 180 mm
December in Cusco is wet. Rain falls on roughly 26 of the month's 31 days, and it typically arrives as afternoon downpours that turn the colonial cobblestones of the Centro…