Selva Alegre in Spring
In spring (September, October and November), Selva Alegre sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.
Spring is Selva Alegre's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Selva Alegre's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 17°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Precipitation
- 77 mm
- 19 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.1
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
Temperature in Selva Alegre in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.
A typical spring day in Selva Alegre reaches about 17°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.
How spring really feels in Selva Alegre
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Selva Alegre weather by month
How the three spring months (September, October and November) 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° | 210 | 27.7 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 14° / 7° | 222 | 26.9 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 14° / 6° | 190 | 28.6 | 0 | 12.1 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 15° / 5° | 86 | 19.9 | 0 | 11.6 | 3.4 |
| May | 16° / 3° | 14 | 4.9 | 0 | 11.2 | 5.8 |
| Jun | 16° / 2° | 3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 16° / 1° | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 16° / 2° | 8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| Sep | 17° / 4° | 12 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 6.7 |
| Oct | 17° / 6° | 25 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 17° / 6° | 39 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 16° / 7° | 108 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 13 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Selva Alegre gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 6 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early September to 12 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Selva Alegre
None of Selva Alegre's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Selva Alegre's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Selva Alegre?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Selva Alegre for sightseeing.
What to pack for Selva Alegre in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Selva Alegre sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.
UV index in Selva Alegre in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Selva Alegre 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Extreme |
| Feb | 17 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 16 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 15 | Extreme |
Where is Selva Alegre?
Selva Alegre sits at 16.4°S, 71.5°W, 2,455 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Arequipa, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Selva Alegre
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Selva Alegre.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Selva Alegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m around an average of 2,490 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,158 m.
The land around Selva Alegre is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and grassland (21%) 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 Selva Alegre (-16.3706°, -71.5272°, elevation 2,455 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.