Month by month
Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun, is staged at Sacsayhuamán above Cusco every 24 June. Machu Picchu runs its high-demand season from 1 June to 15 October.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: RainyTypically 24°C by day, 17°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: RainyTypically 24°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: RainyTypically 24°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 4 days a month
- AprilGo with a plan: MildTypically 24°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
- MayBestTypically 23°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- JuneBest: BusyTypically 22°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- JulyBest: BusyTypically 22°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- AugustBest: BusyTypically 22°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- SeptemberBest: BusyTypically 22°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- OctoberGo with a plan: MildTypically 22°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: RainyTypically 22°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
- DecemberGo with a plan: RainyTypically 23°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
Typical weather is for Lima: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
[Photo: Lima]
Lima in 2 daysPlaza Mayor, San Francisco Monastery, Larco Museum, Magic Water Circuit, Huaca Pucllana, Larcomar, Pedro de Osma Museum, Bridge of Sighs2 days, PeruPacked pace
[Photo: Cusco]
Cusco in 4 daysCusco Cathedral, San Blas, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, Tambomachay, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu4 days, PeruBalanced pace
[Photo: Peru]
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