Nazca weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇪 Peru · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Nazca is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and June close behind. Nazca averages about 3,450 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,450

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

95 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

24k

Elevation

545 m

When is the best time to visit Nazca?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Nazca is April, then May and June. The dullest month is January (97/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Nazca?

Nazca is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,450 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate April from January. It ranks #3 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain is a non-event in Nazca — about 95 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Ayacucho Peru · 206 km · best in Jun · 3,033 h sun/yr
• Cusco Peru · 357 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
• Lima Peru · 392 km · best in Jan · 2,190 h sun/yr
• Arequipa Peru · 399 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
• Juliaca Peru · 520 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
• Tacna Peru · 613 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Andahuaylas Peru · 215 km · 2,664 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Jauja Peru · 346 km · 2,166 h sun/yr · best in May