Cusco climate

Cusco Weather in May

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 May 1 to 15°C on May 31, and lows from 4°C to 3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 9 mm over about 3 wet days.

May 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.-505101520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
14°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
9 mm
Reanalysis high
20°CMay 24, 2005
Reanalysis low
-3°CMay 30, 2020
Daylight
11 h 37 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
4°C
Wind
7.9 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
May 114°C4°C18°C 19981°C 201814%
May 214°C4°C17°C 19982°C 201814%
May 314°C4°C18°C 19932°C 200414%
May 414°C4°C18°C 19932°C 199712%
May 514°C4°C17°C 19952°C 200512%
May 614°C4°C18°C 1992-1°C 201112%
May 714°C4°C18°C 19960°C 200812%
May 814°C4°C17°C 19962°C 200811%
May 914°C4°C17°C 19921°C 199111%
May 1014°C4°C18°C 20051°C 200811%
May 1114°C4°C18°C 19921°C 200811%
May 1214°C4°C17°C 19921°C 200810%
May 1314°C4°C18°C 19931°C 20209%
May 1414°C4°C16°C 1993-1°C 20108%
May 1514°C4°C17°C 19920°C 20109%
May 1614°C4°C18°C 19921°C 20159%
May 1714°C4°C18°C 19921°C 20098%
May 1814°C4°C17°C 20051°C 20158%
May 1914°C4°C19°C 20051°C 19987%
May 2014°C4°C19°C 20050°C 20196%
May 2114°C4°C17°C 19981°C 19986%
May 2214°C4°C18°C 19921°C 19984%
May 2314°C3°C19°C 20051°C 20184%
May 2414°C3°C20°C 2005-2°C 19974%
May 2514°C3°C19°C 2005-2°C 20144%
May 2614°C3°C17°C 1992-2°C 20204%
May 2714°C3°C18°C 1992-2°C 20204%
May 2814°C3°C17°C 1995-1°C 20064%
May 2914°C3°C17°C 2004-2°C 20064%
May 3014°C3°C17°C 2019-3°C 20204%
May 3115°C3°C17°C 2019-1°C 20114%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cusco, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of May: 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.