Jauja in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Jauja sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 389 mm of precipitation over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Jauja's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jauja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
389 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
1.9
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Jauja in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical fall day in Jauja reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Jauja

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

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

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jauja 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
Jan12° / 20628.80.412.61.7
Feb12° / 21327.10.612.41.6
Mar12° / 20830.20.412.11.6
Apr12° / 11626.60.211.71.8
May11° / 6518.80.211.52.3
Jun11° / -1°35110.811.32.5
Jul10° / -1°3310.51.411.42.4
Aug11° / -1°5215.41.511.62.3
Sep11° / 9224.30.711.91.8
Oct11° / 13728.10.412.31.7
Nov12° / 14326.40.412.51.9
Dec12° / 19328.20.512.71.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Jauja gets around 389 mm of rain and snow over 76 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 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early March to 11 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Jauja

In seasonPeak

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

Jauja'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 fall a good time to visit Jauja?

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.

1.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jauja.

What to pack for Jauja in Fall

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

In fall, Jauja sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jauja in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jauja peaks around February 12 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 12UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jauja?

Jauja sits at 11.8°S, 75.5°W, 3,380 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 45 km away.

Santa RosaSan Martín de Pangoa

Topography around Jauja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jauja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 3,434 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,088 m.

The land around Jauja is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
1,327 m
80 km
5,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Tarma 45 km · Huancayo 45 km · Chilca 47 km · La Oroya 52 km · Junín 87 km · Satipo 110 km · Santa Rosa 116 km · San Martín de Pangoa 116 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 Jauja (-11.7758°, -75.4966°, elevation 3,380 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.