South America · Nature travel
Best time to visit Cusco
Late May–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.4°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
Conditions vary little through the year (a 19.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.
Events & natural phenomena
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FestivalInti Raymi (Festival of the Sun)
Usually Jun 24
Held every year on 24 June, this festival honours the Inca sun god, with the main ceremony at Sacsayhuamán.
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Off-season | 20.7°C | 5.8 | 84.8% |
| February | Off-season | 20.6°C | 5.6 | 85.8% |
| March | Off-season | 20.9°C | 4.9 | 82.9% |
| April | Okay | 21.4°C | 2.6 | 68.2% |
| May | Great | 21.5°C | 1.0 | 51.3% |
| June | Great | 21.0°C | 0.6 | 42.3% |
| July | Great | 21.0°C | 0.5 | 41.0% |
| August | Great | 21.8°C | 0.8 | 46.1% |
| September | Good | 22.2°C | 1.5 | 57.6% |
| October | Okay | 22.6°C | 3.1 | 70.7% |
| November | Fair | 23.0°C | 3.7 | 75.8% |
| December | Off-season | 21.4°C | 5.3 | 82.4% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: TENIENTE ALEJANDRO VELASCO AS（3 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.