Aguas Calientes weather in June

In June, Aguas Calientes sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Aguas Calientes's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguas Calientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Aguas Calientes is town in Cusco, Peru.

Founded
1901

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical June day in Aguas Calientes reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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2133
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Aguas Calientes weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 26830.90.112.71.9
Feb13° / 24627.90.112.41.9
Mar14° / 23930.9012.11.9
Apr14° / 14228.1011.72.2
May13° / 6119.5011.43.0
Jun13° / 3713.2011.23.3
Jul12° / 3913.20.511.33.2
Aug13° / 5719.30.411.62.8
Sep13° / 8926.1011.92.2
Oct14° / 14930.3012.32.1
Nov14° / 17429.20.112.62.1
Dec14° / 24030.70.112.82.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
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75842
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Aguas Calientes gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1490
2490
3480
4480
5480
6480
7470
8470
9460
10450
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15410
16410
17400
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26401
27412
28412
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30422

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 3 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
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183calm
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213calm
223calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:26
211.36:095:26
311.36:105:26
411.36:105:26
511.36:105:26
611.36:115:26
711.36:115:26
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Aguas Calientes

In seasonPeak

None of Aguas Calientes's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aguas Calientes's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Aguas Calientes?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aguas Calientes.

What to pack for Aguas Calientes in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Aguas Calientes sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguas Calientes in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguas Calientes peaks around January 23 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeJan 23UV 18Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Aguas Calientes in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aguas Calientes is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jan 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aguas Calientes?

Aguas Calientes sits at 13.2°S, 72.5°W, 0 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Machu Picchu, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Aguas Calientes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aguas Calientes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguas Calientes has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,013 m around an average of 2,604 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,049 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,623 m.

The land around Aguas Calientes is covered by trees (93%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
2,013 m
16 km
4,049 m
80 km
5,623 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainsnow and ice
June weather nearby: Machu Picchu 0.0 km · Quillabamba 37 km · Santa Ana 38 km · Abancay 66 km · Santiago 71 km · Wanchaq 73 km · Cusco 73 km · Andahuaylas 109 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aguas Calientes (-13.1552°, -72.5226°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).