Ilave in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Ilave sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 261 mm of precipitation over about 48 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Ilave's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ilave's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
261 mm
48 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Ilave in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical fall day in Ilave reaches about 14°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Ilave

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ilave weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22227.80.312.92.4
Feb14° / 20225.30.512.52.3
Mar14° / 16425.60.312.12.6
Apr14° / 7515.90.211.63.7
May15° / 226.3011.35.0
Jun14° / 123.30.211.15.1
Jul14° / 123.20.511.15.1
Aug14° / 246.10.711.55.0
Sep15° / 5010.80.711.94.7
Oct16° / 7614.70.912.44.3
Nov16° / 77160.212.84.2
Dec15° / 15323.50.312.93.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Ilave gets around 261 mm of rain and snow over 48 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early March to 11 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 6.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Ilave

In seasonPeak

In fall, Ilave overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ilave's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is fall a good time to visit Ilave?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilave.

What to pack for Ilave in Fall

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

In fall, Ilave sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 48 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ilave in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilave peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ilave?

Ilave sits at 16.1°S, 69.7°W, 3,841 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Puno, 47 km away.

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Topography around Ilave

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilave has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 3,850 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,579 m.

The land around Ilave is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
743 m
80 km
1,579 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Puno 47 km · Isla del Sol 56 km · Copacabana 63 km · Juliaca 82 km · San Miguel 83 km · Sorata 114 km · Tiahuanaco 118 km · Laja 146 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 Ilave (-16.0833°, -69.6667°, elevation 3,841 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.