Jacobo Hunter in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Jacobo Hunter sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 4 mm of rain over about 1 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
20°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
8.4
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Jacobo Hunter in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical winter day in Jacobo Hunter reaches about 20°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Jacobo Hunter 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°19927.112.93.2
Feb17° / 10°22526.912.62.8
Mar17° / 10°18327.612.13.1
Apr18° / 591411.65.4
May20° / 61.611.28.0
Jun20° / 10.2118.4
Jul19° / 10.411.18.4
Aug20° / 20.611.48.5
Sep21° / 30.811.98.4
Oct21° / 10°7212.47.9
Nov20° / 10°123.512.87.3
Dec19° / 10°6412.9135.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Jacobo Hunter gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 06 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 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Jacobo Hunter

In seasonPeak

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

Jacobo Hunter's monsoon runs January–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 Jacobo Hunter?

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.

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Jacobo Hunter for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jacobo Hunter in Winter

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

In winter, Jacobo Hunter sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Jacobo Hunter in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Jacobo Hunter peaks around February 8 at about 17 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jacobo Hunter?

Jacobo Hunter sits at 16.4°S, 71.6°W, 2,282 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Satelite, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Jacobo Hunter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jacobo Hunter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 2,261 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,241 m.

The land around Jacobo Hunter is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,591 m
80 km
6,241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Ciudad Satelite 3.0 km · Arequipa 5.0 km · Selva Alegre 8.0 km · Cono Norte 13 km · El Pedregal 69 km · Mollendo 81 km · Moquegua 107 km · San Antonio 109 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 Jacobo Hunter (-16.4408°, -71.5533°, elevation 2,282 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.