Cusco climate

Cusco Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Cusco, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 15°C on December 1 to 14°C on December 31, and lows from 4°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 130 mm over about 19 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cusco, in °C, with the record for each date.05101520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
15°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
130 mm
Reanalysis high
20°CDec 10, 2007
Reanalysis low
1°CDec 21, 2010
Daylight
12 h 52 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
9.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 115°C4°C19°C 19982°C 199152%
Dec 215°C4°C19°C 20032°C 199155%
Dec 315°C4°C18°C 20082°C 199656%
Dec 415°C4°C18°C 20182°C 200558%
Dec 515°C4°C18°C 20032°C 201658%
Dec 615°C4°C19°C 20052°C 200858%
Dec 715°C4°C19°C 20142°C 201558%
Dec 815°C4°C18°C 20142°C 201558%
Dec 915°C4°C19°C 19912°C 201360%
Dec 1015°C4°C20°C 20072°C 201160%
Dec 1115°C4°C18°C 20152°C 199961%
Dec 1215°C4°C18°C 20182°C 199961%
Dec 1315°C4°C19°C 20002°C 199661%
Dec 1415°C4°C19°C 20002°C 201962%
Dec 1515°C4°C18°C 20022°C 199462%
Dec 1615°C4°C17°C 20032°C 201962%
Dec 1715°C4°C18°C 20152°C 200563%
Dec 1815°C4°C18°C 20132°C 201464%
Dec 1915°C4°C17°C 19922°C 201066%
Dec 2015°C4°C18°C 19922°C 201867%
Dec 2115°C4°C19°C 19911°C 201070%
Dec 2215°C4°C18°C 20042°C 200270%
Dec 2315°C4°C18°C 19942°C 200671%
Dec 2415°C4°C18°C 19992°C 200170%
Dec 2515°C4°C17°C 20142°C 200069%
Dec 2614°C4°C18°C 19912°C 199970%
Dec 2714°C4°C19°C 20032°C 199970%
Dec 2814°C4°C17°C 19982°C 202070%
Dec 2914°C4°C17°C 20042°C 201870%
Dec 3014°C4°C18°C 19922°C 201670%
Dec 3114°C4°C17°C 19952°C 201269%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cusco, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

December 1
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.