When to Go
When to Visit Peru: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in Peru — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- Nov
- Average high
- 19–21°C
- Rainfall
- 193mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19° | 7° | 34mm |
| Feb | 19° | 7° | 45mm |
| Mar | 19° | 7° | 33mm |
| Apr | 20° | 6° | 9mm |
| May | 19° | 5° | 4mm |
| Jun | 19° | 3° | 10mm |
| Jul | 19° | 4° | 9mm |
| Aug | 20° | 3° | 1mm |
| Sep | 21° | 5° | 10mm |
| Oct | 21° | 6° | 12mm |
| Nov | 21° | 6° | 7mm |
| Dec | 20° | 7° | 19mm |
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Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Aguas Calientes 7–8 AM
- Saqsaywaman Cusco 7–9 AM
- Love Park Lima Weekdays 7–10 AM
- Santa Catalina Monastery Arequipa Weekdays 9–10 AM
- Huacachina Oasis Huacachina Weekdays 7–9 AM
- Casa de Fierro Iquitos
Places to go in Peru
attraction Parque Arqueológico Pisac
Parque Arqueológico Pisac sits on the ridge directly above Pisac town in Peru's Sacred Valley: Inca terraces, temples and a cliff cemetery spread along a mountainside high over the Urubamba River. 4.8★ (10,238 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Nazca Lines
You see the Nazca Lines best on a small-plane flight from María Reiche Neuman Aerodrome, just outside Nazca town in southern Peru. 4.6★ (4,138 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain
Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain sits in the Cordillera de Vilcanota, roughly three hours' drive southeast of Cusco. 4.8★ (1,913 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Arequipa, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.