Sicuani weather in August

In August, Sicuani sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sicuani's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sicuani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Sicuani is town in Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sicuani reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
112-4
212-4
312-4
412-4
512-4
612-4
712-4
812-4
912-4
1012-4
1112-4
1212-4
1312-4
1412-4
1512-4
1612-4
1712-4
1812-4
1912-4
2012-4
2112-4
2213-4
2313-3
2413-3
2513-3
2613-3
2713-3
2813-3
2913-3
3013-3
3113-3

How August really feels in Sicuani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sicuani weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 248296.912.71.7
Feb12° / 23426.46.712.51.7
Mar12° / 21829.45.412.11.8
Apr12° / 10322.72.211.72.3
May12° / -2°279.50.811.33.3
Jun11° / -4°113.60.411.23.5
Jul11° / -5°113.70.711.23.5
Aug12° / -4°207.1111.53.8
Sep13° / -2°4715.51.411.93.2
Oct13° / 10722.13.412.32.7
Nov13° / 14522.74.212.72.5
Dec13° / 21127.1612.82.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58119
68119
78119
88218
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148317
158317
168317
178218
188317
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208317
218317
228317
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248218
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268119
278020
288020
297921
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Sicuani gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2142
3152
4152
5163
6173
7173
8183
9194
10204
11204
12214
13224
14234
15234
16244
17244
18254
19254
20264
21273
22273
23283
24283
25293
26293
27303
28313
29323
30333
31343

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:32
211.46:105:32
311.46:095:32
411.46:095:32
511.46:095:33
611.46:085:33
711.46:085:33
811.46:075:33
911.46:075:33
1011.56:065:34
1111.56:065:34
1211.56:065:34
1311.56:055:34
1411.56:045:34
1511.56:045:34
1611.56:035:35
1711.56:035:35
1811.56:025:35
1911.66:025:35
2011.66:015:35
2111.66:005:35
2211.66:005:35
2311.65:595:35
2411.65:595:36
2511.65:585:36
2611.65:575:36
2711.75:575:36
2811.75:565:36
2911.75:555:36
3011.75:545:36
3111.75:545:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sicuani

In seasonPeak

None of Sicuani's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sicuani's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sicuani?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sicuani.

What to pack for Sicuani in August

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

In August, Sicuani sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near -4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sicuani in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sicuani peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sicuani?

Sicuani sits at 14.3°S, 71.2°W, 3,551 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yauri, 61 km away.

CuscoWanchaqSantiagoSan MiguelJuliacaAguas Calientes

Topography around Sicuani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sicuani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m around an average of 3,677 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,682 m.

The land around Sicuani is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
719 m
16 km
1,475 m
80 km
3,682 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
August weather nearby: Yauri 61 km · Ayaviri 97 km · Cusco 115 km · Wanchaq 115 km · Santiago 116 km · San Miguel 179 km · Juliaca 180 km · Aguas Calientes 187 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 Sicuani (-14.2694°, -71.2261°, elevation 3,551 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).