Huamachuco weather in June

In June, Huamachuco sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of June to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Huamachuco's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huamachuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Huamachuco is capital city of Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical June day in Huamachuco reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Huamachuco weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16224.212.43.6
Feb17° / 18924.412.33.2
Mar17° / 22128.312.13.0
Apr17° / 12823.611.83.6
May17° / 5313.211.65.2
Jun18° / 133.611.66.6
Jul18° / 92.111.67.0
Aug18° / 113.411.77.1
Sep18° / 5213125.5
Oct18° / 12222.112.24.1
Nov18° / 12420.212.44.2
Dec18° / 15222.712.43.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45941
56040
66139
76238
86337
96436
106535
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Huamachuco gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
223
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518
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912
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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 (%)
1100
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Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of June to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:225:57
211.66:235:57
311.66:235:57
411.66:235:57
511.66:235:57
611.66:245:58
711.66:245:58
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911.66:245:58
1011.66:255:58
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1411.66:265:59
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1811.56:265:59
1911.56:276:00
2011.56:276:00
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2211.56:276:00
2311.56:286:00
2411.56:286:01
2511.56:286:01
2611.56:286:01
2711.56:286:01
2811.56:296:01
2911.56:296:02
3011.66:296:02

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.04 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Huamachuco

In seasonPeak

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

Huamachuco'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 Huamachuco?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Huamachuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huamachuco in June

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

In June, Huamachuco sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Huamachuco in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks 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 Huamachuco peaks around February 15 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Huamachuco 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 Huamachuco is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jun 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huamachuco?

Huamachuco sits at 7.8°S, 78.1°W, 3,341 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cajamarca, 85 km away.

ChocopeSantiago de CaoPaiján

Topography around Huamachuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huamachuco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m around an average of 3,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,414 m.

The land around Huamachuco is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
840 m
16 km
2,474 m
80 km
4,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Cajamarca 85 km · Virú 102 km · Laredo 104 km · Moche 112 km · Trujillo 112 km · Chocope 127 km · Santiago de Cao 130 km · Paiján 136 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 Huamachuco (-7.8°, -78.0667°, elevation 3,341 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).