Weekly note

Peru in August

4 of the 4 destinations in Peru are in season in August: 2 a sweet spot, 1 good, 1 ok.

August is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Lake Titicaca and Machu Picchu.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lake Titicaca sweet spot 16° cool 2d — 16C max, 2 rainy days
2 Cusco goodbusy 19° 3d — busier than usual
3 Machu Picchu sweet spot 22° 10d — 22C max, 10 rainy days
4 Lima ok 20° 0d £1,311 20C max, 0 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for August departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for August departures.

Other months for Peru

August elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Peru as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.