Puno in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Puno sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 273 mm of precipitation over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
15°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
273 mm
49 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.9
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Puno in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical fall day in Puno reaches about 15°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Puno

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

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

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

Puno 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° / 22427.70.912.82.4
Feb14° / 205250.512.52.4
Mar14° / 17426.10.412.12.6
Apr15° / 7917.20.311.73.6
May15° / 205.6011.35.4
Jun15° / -1°82.20.111.15.8
Jul15° / -1°92.80.311.25.7
Aug16° / 205.20.611.55.7
Sep16° / 5111.40.811.95.1
Oct16° / 8115.91.112.44.5
Nov17° / 8516.10.312.74.4
Dec15° / 15523.50.512.93.1

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Puno gets around 273 mm of rain and snow over 49 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 Puno

In seasonPeak

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

Puno'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 Puno?

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.

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puno.

What to pack for Puno in Fall

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

In fall, Puno sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 49 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Puno 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 Puno peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (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 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puno?

Puno sits at 15.8°S, 70.0°W, 3,792 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 40 km away.

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Topography around Puno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 3,930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Puno is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
1,785 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Juliaca 40 km · San Miguel 42 km · Ilave 47 km · Isla del Sol 96 km · Copacabana 107 km · Ayaviri 122 km · Sorata 147 km · La Rinconada 148 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 Puno (-15.84°, -70.022°, elevation 3,792 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.