Huanta weather in June

In June, Huanta sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Huanta's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Huanta is town in Ayacucho, Peru.

Founded
1905

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 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Huanta reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Huanta 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14624.912.73.3
Feb17° / 13723.212.43.2
Mar17° / 10423.612.13.4
Apr17° / 4714.211.74.6
May17° / 175.511.45.9
Jun16° / 133.711.35.8
Jul15° / 164.211.35.6
Aug16° / 235.211.65.7
Sep17° / 278.711.95.5
Oct18° / 5015.712.34.8
Nov18° / 6717.912.64.5
Dec17° / 11823.112.73.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Huanta gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.7 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 rain averages around 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 6:16 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:165:33
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711.36:175:34
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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 4.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.76 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 Huanta

In seasonPeak

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

Huanta's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Huanta?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Huanta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huanta in June

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

In June, Huanta sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Huanta 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 Huanta peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Huanta 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 Huanta is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2317 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huanta?

Huanta sits at 12.9°S, 74.3°W, 2,659 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Ayacucho, 26 km away.

AndahuaylasChilcaHuancayoSanta AnaAbancayQuillabamba

Topography around Huanta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huanta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m around an average of 2,706 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,756 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,650 m.

The land around Huanta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,072 m
16 km
2,756 m
80 km
4,650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Ayacucho 26 km · Huancavelica 80 km · Andahuaylas 123 km · Chilca 140 km · Huancayo 142 km · Santa Ana 166 km · Abancay 167 km · Quillabamba 169 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 Huanta (-12.9333°, -74.25°, elevation 2,659 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).