January in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.8/10January averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
314 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 25 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
February in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.7/10February averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
279 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 22 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.7 points higher on the same scale.
March in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.7/10March averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
273 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 27 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.7/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.7 points higher on the same scale.
April in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.2/10April averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 178 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 28 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.2/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination. That combination — decent conditions at the lowest rates of the year — is the best value window on this page.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.2 points higher on the same scale.
May in Machu Picchu — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 7.8/10May averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 80 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 30 sunny days and 11.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.8/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
June in Machu Picchu — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.3/10June averages 13°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 23 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 29 sunny days and 11.4 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Machu Picchu at 9.3/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
July in Machu Picchu — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.4/10July averages 14°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 31 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 sunny days and 11.4 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Machu Picchu at 9.4/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
August in Machu Picchu — the year's strongest window
Best window · 8.8/10August averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 53 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 sunny days and 11.7 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Machu Picchu at 8.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.6/10September averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 151 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 29 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.6/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination. That combination — decent conditions at the lowest rates of the year — is the best value window on this page.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 2.8 points higher on the same scale.
October in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.1/10October averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
216 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 29 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 6.1/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.8/10November averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
260 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 24 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
December in Machu Picchu — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.8/10December averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
278 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 25 sunny days across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Machu Picchu — 3.6 points higher on the same scale.
