WEATHER

UTILITY OF WEATHER Just entering the city

The territories of Cusco are under the influence of macro-climatic large air masses from the south eastern jungle, the Altiplano, and even the distant region of Patagonia. The winds of the southern jungle involve huge masses of air laden with moisture, which are driven by the trade winds from the east.

The winds coming from the Bolivian Altiplano Peruvian are rather cold and dry, like those from Patagonia and which generally involve larger-scale events. Those entering the south east.

On the other hand, local winds that are generated in the valleys and the plains of Cusco have the function of distributing heat and humidity throughout the day.

In general there are two seasons: the rainy season, from November to March and the dry season, from April to October.

Types of Weather

Warm weather (wet and dry)

Moist:

These relate to areas of lowland forest, both north in the lower Urubamba, and the eastern department at the entrance to the valleys and Pillcopata Araza.

• Precipitation: More than 1.000 mm. A year
• Temperature: Maximum: Around 30 °
• Median: between 23 ° and 25 °
• Minimum: Around 20 °

Nuts:
The hot and dry climates, however, are in the Yungas casualties appearing in the form of guns, in the Apurimac River Basin, the central and southwestern department.

• Precipitation: Less than 500 mm. A year
• Temperature: Maximum: 32 ° Up
• Median: between 17 ° and 18 °
• Minimum: Up to 4.4 °

Temperate (wet and dry)

Climates of the valleys that dominate the central area of the territory Cusco, where the difference in moisture is marked by the location where the slope. That is, its proximity to the east means more moisture, while proximity to the West involves more dryness. The temperate zones are vital to the settlement of populations.

• Temperature: Maximum: 29 ° Up
• Median: between 11 ° and 16 °
• Minimum: Between 7 º and -4 °
 

Cold (wet and dry)

There are mainly in the upland areas of the valleys in the punas and in the regions surrounding glaciers, ie, in areas that are above the 3800 m.s.n.m.

• Temperature: Maximum: 10 ° Up
• Median: They vary according to altitude
• Minimum: Under the 0 °