Wanchaq weather in June

In June, Wanchaq sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Wanchaq's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wanchaq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Wanchaq is city in Cusco, Peru.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical June day in Wanchaq reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
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4142
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Wanchaq weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22928.80.712.72.3
Feb14° / 21426.10.312.52.2
Mar14° / 17027.40.312.12.4
Apr14° / 7618.6011.73.2
May14° / 248.1011.44.5
Jun14° / 123.30.111.24.9
Jul14° / 113.10.111.35.0
Aug15° / 226.50.511.64.9
Sep15° / 3713.1011.94.3
Oct16° / 8420.30.112.33.5
Nov16° / 11622.80.312.63.1
Dec15° / 19727.50.512.82.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56832
66832
76832
87030
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Wanchaq gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
113
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June 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 (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
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304calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:085:23
211.36:085:23
311.36:085:23
411.26:085:23
511.26:095:23
611.26:095:23
711.26:095:23
811.26:105:23
911.26:105:23
1011.26:105:24
1111.26:115:24
1211.26:115:24
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1411.26:115:24
1511.26:125:24
1611.26:125:24
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1811.26:125:25
1911.26:135:25
2011.26:135:25
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2211.26:135:25
2311.26:145:26
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2611.26:145:26
2711.26:145:27
2811.26:145:27
2911.26:155:27
3011.26:155:27

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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124.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Wanchaq

In seasonPeak

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

Wanchaq'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 June a good time to visit Wanchaq?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a reasonable time to visit Wanchaq for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wanchaq in June

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

In June, Wanchaq sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Wanchaq in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wanchaq peaks around February 10 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 10UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Wanchaq in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Wanchaq is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1315 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wanchaq?

Wanchaq sits at 13.5°S, 72.0°W, 3,358 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cusco, 1.0 km away.

Sicuani

Topography around Wanchaq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wanchaq has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m around an average of 3,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,508 m.

The land around Wanchaq is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
494 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
5,508 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Cusco 1.0 km · Santiago 2.0 km · Aguas Calientes 73 km · Machu Picchu 73 km · Abancay 100 km · Quillabamba 108 km · Santa Ana 109 km · Sicuani 115 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 Wanchaq (-13.5249°, -71.9653°, elevation 3,358 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).