Sicuani weather in October

In October, Sicuani sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 22.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sicuani's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sicuani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
1st warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Sicuani is town in Peru.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sicuani reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1130
2130
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How October really feels in Sicuani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sicuani weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43367
53367
63169
73070
82872
92674
102575
112476
122278
132179
142080
151882
161783
171783
181486
191387
201387
211387
221288
231189
241090
251090
261090
271090
281288
291387
301387
311486

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Sicuani gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 22.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 71% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1638
2638
3648
4648
5648
6658
7658
8668
9678
10688
11689
12699
13709
14719
157210
167210
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207512
217512
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277614
287613
297613
307613
317513

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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
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21100
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24100
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30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:305:38
212.15:295:38
312.25:295:38
412.25:285:38
512.25:275:38
612.25:275:38
712.25:265:38
812.25:255:38
912.25:255:39
1012.25:245:39
1112.35:235:39
1212.35:235:39
1312.35:225:39
1412.35:215:39
1512.35:215:40
1612.35:205:40
1712.35:205:40
1812.45:195:40
1912.45:195:40
2012.45:185:41
2112.45:175:41
2212.45:175:41
2312.45:165:41
2412.45:165:42
2512.45:165:42
2612.55:155:42
2712.55:155:42
2812.55:145:43
2912.55:145:43
3012.55:145:43
3112.55:135:44

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.78 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 — October's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
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306.8Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sicuani

In seasonPeak

None of Sicuani's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Sicuani?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sicuani.

What to pack for Sicuani in October

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

In October, Sicuani sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sicuani in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 17 (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
October 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).