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Where to go in Peru in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in Peru where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

3 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Lake Titicaca Peru June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 15–16°C
  2. Cusco Peru June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–19°C
  3. Machu Picchu Peru June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–22°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

3 of the 4 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 1 of them in each of the three.

  1. Lima Peru March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 23–27°C
  2. Cusco Peru March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 16–17°C
  3. Lake Titicaca Peru March: avoidApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 14–15°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in the south: December to February

1 of the 4 places is a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February.

  1. Lima Peru December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–27°C

Fewer than two good months

Peru, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank