Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pomacocha Peru

The climate in Pomacocha is overcast and cool. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 39°F to 64°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 69°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Pomacocha for warm-weather activities are from late April to mid June and from early July to late November.

The temperature in Pomacocha varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

In Pomacocha, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Pomacocha begins around April 26 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around September 16.

The clearest month of the year in Pomacocha is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 49% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 16 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around April 26.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pomacocha is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 90% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Pomacocha varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.1 months, from November 25 to March 30, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pomacocha is February, with an average of 10.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.9 months, from March 30 to November 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Pomacocha is July, with an average of 0.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Pomacocha is February, with an average of 10.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on February 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Pomacocha experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from September 15 to April 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Pomacocha is February, with an average rainfall of 2.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from April 21 to September 15. The month with the least rain in Pomacocha is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Pomacocha does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 53 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2026, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 22 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 53 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on November 20, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 0 minutes later at 6:21 AM on July 12. The earliest sunset is at 5:38 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 54 minutes later at 6:31 PM on January 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Pomacocha during 2026.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Pomacocha, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Pomacocha experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from July 21 to November 28, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pomacocha is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from November 28 to July 21. The calmest month of the year in Pomacocha is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Pomacocha is from the north throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pomacocha throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Pomacocha for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to mid June and from early July to late November, with a peak score in the last week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pomacocha for hot-weather activities is from late October to late November, with a peak score in the first week of November.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Pomacocha over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 16, with a 59% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Pomacocha should appear around August 2, only rarely appearing before July 27 or after August 8.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pomacocha are -12.850 deg latitude, -74.517 deg longitude, and 11,486 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pomacocha contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,678 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 11,401 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,988 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (15,656 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pomacocha is covered by shrubs (53%) and cropland (28%), within 10 miles by shrubs (50%) and grassland (19%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (34%) and grassland (24%).