Weather in Cusco in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cusco in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +17°C with a maximum of +20°C and a minimum of +3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +18°C.
Is Cusco warm or cold in April?
Cusco is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +7°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Cusco:
Climate in Cusco in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +1°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +21°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 174 mm | 84 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 78% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 30 | 28 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +16°C to +17°C during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 174 mm to 84 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 78%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 1 m/s to 0 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in May as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cusco is gradually increasing during April, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Cusco?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cusco in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+15°C) and the highest in 2020 (+19°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 948 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 1612 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cusco, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.