Ayaviri in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Ayaviri sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 25 mm of precipitation over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ayaviri's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ayaviri's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
25 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.4
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Ayaviri in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Ayaviri reaches about 14°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Ayaviri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 92 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
92
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ayaviri weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 240283.712.82.1
Feb13° / 22225.53.612.52.1
Mar13° / 19427.33.412.12.3
Apr14° / 9219.21.711.73.1
May14° / -1°205.90.311.34.7
Jun14° / -2°61.60.311.15.3
Jul14° / -3°51.40.211.25.4
Aug15° / -1°154.40.711.55.5
Sep16° / 4811.61.211.94.7
Oct15° / 10618.2312.33.8
Nov15° / 11518.82.412.73.6
Dec14° / 18925.22.712.92.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Ayaviri gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ayaviri

In seasonPeak

None of Ayaviri's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ayaviri's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Ayaviri?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ayaviri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ayaviri in Winter

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

In winter, Ayaviri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ayaviri in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayaviri peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayaviri?

Ayaviri sits at 14.9°S, 70.6°W, 3,898 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 82 km away.

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Topography around Ayaviri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayaviri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 3,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Ayaviri is covered by grassland (59%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
1,653 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: San Miguel 82 km · Juliaca 84 km · Yauri 89 km · Sicuani 97 km · Puno 122 km · La Rinconada 126 km · Ilave 166 km · Cono Norte 192 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 Ayaviri (-14.8864°, -70.5889°, elevation 3,898 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.