Machu Picchu lies just above the cloud forest of the Andes’ eastern mountains, at 2,350 m.a.s.l. There are two main kinds of weather such as the dry and the rainy seasons in the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, yet the average temperatures in Machu Picchu are quite mild, rarely rising above 30°C (86ºF) nor dropping below 11°C.
Travel stories Machu Picchu Cusco Cuzco Peru travel in groups with friends and college students special and perosnalized itineraries for your tours of Peru and Cuzcco and the varied destinations of South AmericaThe weather in the dry season runs from May to October (winter in the southern hemisphere) and is usually considered the best period for visiting the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The weather at night though gets cooler during this period, particularly in July and August. Machu Picchu Sanctuary has a sub-tropical weather or climate, It gets strong sunshine during the day, though it gets quite cool in the shade.
The weather in Machu Picchu Sanctuary during the rainy season, from November to April, brings heavy rains with most precipitations coming down in January and February. It’s usually clear and dry most mornings with outbursts of heavy rain in the afternoons. Due to the weather during this period, some roads in Machu Picchu might be closed by landslides or flooding, in particular those leading to villages off the beaten track.
However, don’t take the weather or climate differences in Machu Picchu between the dry and rainy seasons too seriously, that is, as if one was the season with good weather and the other the one with bad weather. You could well get more pleasure in the citadel of Machu Picchu during the wet season, with less tourists around and a more mystic atmosphere.
“To my surprise -wrote Johan Reinhard for National Geographic-, I later found that it didn’t matter whether the weather was perfect or Machu Picchu was shrouded in mist. In perfect weather you see clearly how Machu Picchu’s well-planned architecture blends with the spectacular scenery of the surrounding peaks and gorges. Misty conditions wrap the stone engineering in a soft cloak of magic and mystery.”
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