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Weather |
| Peru Travel Planning | ||
Peru can be visited all year round. The peak time for the Andean areas is between April to October, especially July and August. This is the drier and cooler season, days are generally clear and sunny. November to March is the rainy season, but this means that sites such as Machu Picchu are less crowded. Some roads and walking trails may become impassable. The jungle region is consistently hot, humid and rainy, although it is supposedly less rainy between April and October. June, July, August and September have the best weather for visiting sites, although March, April, May and also October still have good weather that allows you to comfortably go sight-seeing. |
| ClimateClimateClimateClimat Climate varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west and depends on altitude. Coast: (la costa) equable temperatures, normal annual average about 20ºC (about 68ºF), moderated by winds blowing from the cool offshore Humboldt Current. Rainfall: less than 51mm (2") of rain each year. Rainfall is usually scanty especially on western slopes, but in some localities heavy rains fall, mostly from October to April. Jungle: (la selva) extremely hot and humid. |
