Ilave in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Ilave sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year 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 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Ilave's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ilave's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 47 mm
- 13 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Ilave in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Ilave reaches about 14°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Ilave
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Ilave 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° / 7° | 222 | 27.8 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 14° / 7° | 202 | 25.3 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 14° / 6° | 164 | 25.6 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 75 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| May | 15° / 2° | 22 | 6.3 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.0 |
| Jun | 14° / 1° | 12 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 14° / 1° | 12 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 14° / 2° | 24 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 15° / 4° | 50 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 4.7 |
| Oct | 16° / 6° | 76 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 16° / 7° | 77 | 16 | 0.2 | 12.8 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 15° / 7° | 153 | 23.5 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 3.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Ilave gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Ilave
None of Ilave's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Ilave's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Ilave?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Ilave for sightseeing.
What to pack for Ilave in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Ilave sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.
UV index in Ilave in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Extreme |
| Feb | 19 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 17 | Extreme |
| Nov | 17 | Extreme |
| Dec | 17 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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
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.