Cusco Weather in December
Cusco in December
The short of it: Cusco in December averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 6° · rain 126 mm · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Cusco an average December high of 19°, a low of 6° and some 126 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 126 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Cusco runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Wanchaq, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Cusco, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 64 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WanchaqCuzco Department | 1 km NNE | 19° | 6° | 126 mm |
| SantiagoCuzco Department | 2 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 126 mm |
| PoroyCuzco Department | 9 km WNW | 19° | 5° | 130 mm |
| PongobambaCuzco Department | 14 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 133 mm |
| PisacCuzco Department | 18 km NE | 20° | 7° | 98 mm |
| AntaCuzco Department | 21 km WNW | 20° | 6° | 131 mm |
| CalcaCuzco Department | 22 km N | 19° | 6° | 105 mm |
| OropesaCuzco Department | 23 km ESE | 20° | 6° | 103 mm |