Cusco climate

Cusco Weather in January

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 14°C on January 1 to 14°C on January 31, and lows from 4°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 133 mm over about 22 wet days.

January 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

January at a glance

Average high
14°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
133 mm
Reanalysis high
19°CJan 15, 2005
Reanalysis low
1°CJan 4, 2015
Daylight
12 h 55 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
85%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
8.6 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
Jan 114°C4°C17°C 20042°C 202068%
Jan 214°C4°C17°C 20032°C 199368%
Jan 314°C4°C17°C 19962°C 201067%
Jan 414°C4°C17°C 20001°C 201567%
Jan 514°C4°C18°C 20051°C 201466%
Jan 614°C4°C17°C 19912°C 200067%
Jan 714°C4°C18°C 20022°C 201466%
Jan 814°C4°C18°C 20052°C 201866%
Jan 914°C4°C17°C 20052°C 201767%
Jan 1014°C4°C18°C 20122°C 201966%
Jan 1114°C4°C17°C 19912°C 199967%
Jan 1214°C4°C17°C 19982°C 199967%
Jan 1314°C4°C17°C 19912°C 199969%
Jan 1414°C4°C18°C 19912°C 201269%
Jan 1514°C4°C19°C 20052°C 199570%
Jan 1614°C4°C16°C 20162°C 199771%
Jan 1714°C4°C17°C 19982°C 199571%
Jan 1814°C4°C16°C 19982°C 199771%
Jan 1914°C4°C17°C 20052°C 200671%
Jan 2014°C4°C17°C 20052°C 201471%
Jan 2114°C4°C17°C 19912°C 201970%
Jan 2214°C4°C18°C 20052°C 201871%
Jan 2314°C4°C18°C 20162°C 201273%
Jan 2414°C4°C18°C 20162°C 199272%
Jan 2514°C4°C18°C 20162°C 199273%
Jan 2614°C4°C17°C 19912°C 199672%
Jan 2714°C4°C18°C 20162°C 201571%
Jan 2814°C4°C18°C 20052°C 200870%
Jan 2914°C4°C16°C 19982°C 201968%
Jan 3014°C4°C18°C 19912°C 201368%
Jan 3114°C4°C17°C 19912°C 200169%

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).

January 1
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
January 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of January: 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.