Weather in Cusco in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cusco in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +19°C with a maximum of +23°C and a minimum of 0°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +20°C.
Is Cusco warm or cold in August?
Cusco is typically mild in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +3°C to +4°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Cusco:
Climate in Cusco in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -3°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 11 mm | 22 mm | 42 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 63% | 64% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 18 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +16°C to +17°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 11 mm to 22 mm. Humidity rises from 63% to 64%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in July to 8 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 August, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Cusco?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cusco in August 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.