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La Merced Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast

Grey Sky Settles Over the Town

Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

Warmest Tuesday at 21° · coldest night Tuesday at 8°

The short of it: La Merced weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 10 °C (50 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 7 °C (45 °F). Today’s high 18 °C (65 °F), low 9 °C (48 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 00:00 local time.

LA MERCED, Sunday. — La Merced may look for an overcast sky this day, with the mercury climbing to about 18° before sinking to 9° by night. That is 6° colder than La Merced usually sees in November, when highs average 24°. Winds are light from the NNW, gusting to 12 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.

Looking over the next 6 days, our correspondent reckons Tuesday the pick at about 21°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at 8°. Not a drop is expected in that time. No frost is in sight.

By the Almanac's reckoning, November in La Merced runs from 9° at night to 24° by day, with some 47 mm of rain. November is the warmest month here at 24°, July the coldest at 5°, and February the wettest with 122 mm. The best months to ride in are September and August.

The sun is up 12 h 38 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 3,221 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.

The Hours to Come

Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneath
The hour-by-hour ledger
HourSkyTempFeelsWindRain
NowOvercast10°7°6 km/h–
1 AMOvercast10°7°4 km/h–
2 AMOvercast9°7°4 km/h–
3 AMOvercast9°7°4 km/h–
4 AMOvercast9°7°3 km/h–
5 AMOvercast9°7°4 km/h–
6 AMOvercast9°7°3 km/h–
7 AMOvercast10°9°4 km/h–
8 AMOvercast12°11°3 km/h–
9 AMOvercast14°12°2 km/h–
10 AMOvercast15°13°3 km/h–
11 AMOvercast16°14°4 km/h–
12 PMOvercast16°13°7 km/h–
1 PMOvercast17°15°7 km/h–
2 PMOvercast18°15°8 km/h–
3 PMOvercast17°14°10 km/h–
4 PMOvercast16°13°10 km/h–
5 PMOvercast15°12°9 km/h–
6 PMOvercast13°10°9 km/h–
7 PMOvercast12°9°8 km/h–
8 PMOvercast11°9°6 km/h–
9 PMOvercast11°8°6 km/h–
10 PMOvercast10°7°6 km/h–
11 PMOvercast9°7°5 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 8): overcast, high 18°, low 9°, dry, gusts to 19 km/h. Sun up 5:22 AM, down 6:00 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · La Merced Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low

November in La Merced, by the numbers

Warmth rank
1st warmest of 12
Rain rank
6th wettest of 12
Versus October
1° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
Versus December
2° warmer
Day–night spread
15°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
12 h 43 min
Average wind
9 km/h
Recommended
The Almanac Speaks
November
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No month in La Merced runs warmer: highs about 24°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 6th wettest month.

La Merced in November: the full almanac →

Climate of La Merced by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January21°9°113 mm8 km/h12 h 48 min✦✦✦
February21°9°122 mm8 km/h12 h 32 min✦✦✦
March21°8°106 mm7 km/h12 h 12 min✦✦✦
April22°8°35 mm7 km/h11 h 50 min✦✦✦✦✦
May22°7°21 mm7 km/h11 h 32 min✦✦✦✦✦
June21°6°7.0 mm7 km/h11 h 23 min✦✦✦✦✦
July22°5°14 mm7 km/h11 h 26 min✦✦✦✦✦
August22°6°18 mm8 km/h11 h 42 min✦✦✦✦✦
September22°8°32 mm9 km/h12 h 3 min✦✦✦✦✦
October23°9°50 mm9 km/h12 h 25 min✦✦✦✦
November24°9°47 mm9 km/h12 h 43 min✦✦✦✦
December22°9°94 mm9 km/h12 h 52 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about La Merced

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in La Merced today?

Right now it is 10 °C (50 °F) with an overcast sky; it feels like 7 °C (45 °F). Today’s high is 18 °C (65 °F) and tonight’s low 9 °C (48 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in La Merced this week?

No — the next 6 days look dry, with no rain worth measuring.

Are there any weather warnings for La Merced?

No — no warnings or notices are in force for La Merced at present.

What is the warmest month in La Merced?

November, with an average high of 24 °C (75 °F). The coldest is July, when nights average 5 °C (41 °F). The wettest month is February (122 mm (4.8 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit La Merced?

September and August. September brings highs near 22 °C (72 °F) and about 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain; August highs near 22 °C (72 °F) and 18 mm (0.71 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in La Merced?

Hardly ever — even the coldest month averages 5 °C (41 °F) at night, so lasting snow is rare.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
MayoccHuancavelica4 km WSW27°12°36 mm
San José de SecceAyacucho12 km ENE25°10°46 mm
MarcasHuancavelica12 km SSW23°8°48 mm
ChacaAyacucho17 km E18°3°75 mm
HuantaAyacucho20 km SE24°9°45 mm
CongallaHuancavelica24 km SW24°9°37 mm
San Pedro de CorisHuancavelica24 km NNW25°11°52 mm
TororumiHuancavelica25 km W18°3°61 mm

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The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor