Weekly note

Peru in July

4 of the 4 destinations in Peru are in season in July: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 1 ok.

None of these has July as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Lake Titicaca, Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Ranked for July

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lake Titicaca goodbusy 15° cool 2d — holidays: PE: Independence Day
2 Cusco goodbusy 18° 1d — busier than usual
3 Machu Picchu goodbusy 21° 6d — busier than usual
4 Lima okbusy 21° 0d £1,127 busier than usual

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

Other months for Peru

July 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.