Ayacucho weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Ayacucho is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with August and May close behind. Ayacucho averages about 3,033 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

3,033

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

588 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

166k

Elevation

2,740 m

When is the best time to visit Ayacucho?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ayacucho is June, then August and May. The dullest month is February (77/100, 111 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,033 hours of sunshine a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than February (77). It ranks #4 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 54% of the annual 588 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Cusco Peru · 249 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
• Lima Peru · 340 km · best in Jan · 2,190 h sun/yr
• Arequipa Peru · 454 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
• Juliaca Peru · 506 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
• Pucallpa Peru · 533 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
• Puerto Maldonado Peru · 543 km · best in Jul · 1,984 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Andahuaylas Peru · 111 km · 2,664 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Jauja Peru · 206 km · 2,166 h sun/yr · best in May
• Nazca Peru · 206 km · 3,450 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Huánuco Peru · 424 km · 1,822 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Ayacucho compares month by month: Ayacucho vs Lima · Ayacucho vs Arequipa · Ayacucho vs Cusco · all comparisons