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Inca
Trail: Temperature On The Inca Trail
Cusco has a temperate climate with year round
temperatures fluctuating between 14º - 16ºC, with warm days and
cold nights. The rainy season in Cusco is from December
to March.
Machu Picchu has a semi-tropical climate, with warm and
humid days and cold nights.
The rainy season in Machu Picchu is from November to
March, so be prepared.
The wet months are January to April, when roads are often closed
by landslides or flooding.
The best months for visiting Machu Picchu are from April
to October. The Inca Trail begins on a zone called
"Quechua": This zone is between 2300 - 3500 m (7,500-11,500 ft)
and its weather is temperate and dry with temperatures that
range from 0 -21C (32 -70F). The rainy season is from December
to March. The rest of the year is dry or even parched from May
through September. This region is widely cultivated and
essentially, there is no natural plants left. Above
Wayllabamba, there's the zone called "Suni" or "Jalca": This
is the zone between 3500 - 4000 m (11,500 - 13,000 ft). There is
still some agriculture possible at this altitude. Above that
lies the "Puna" which is a zone from 4000 - 4800 m (13,000 -
15,750 ft). Its weather is very
cold with frequent frost. It is mostly grassland with a type of
grass called "Ichu" and the area
is used for grazing camelids like Llamas and Alpacas. Going
down from the "Puna" through the "Suni" is the "Yunga Fluvial":
which are inter-Andean valleys on the east of the Andes between
1000 - 2300 m (7,500 - 3,300 ft). These valleys have a moderate,
moist climate and abundant vegetation.
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Weather on the Inca Trail |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Maximum Temperature °C |
19º |
19º |
19º |
20º |
20º |
20º |
19º |
20º |
20º |
21º |
21º |
21º |
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Minimum Temperature °C |
7º |
º7º |
6º |
5º |
3º |
0º |
0º |
2º |
4º |
6º |
6º |
6º |
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Rainy Days approx. |
18 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
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