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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Huayna Alcalde Peru

The climate in Huayna Alcalde is cool and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 58°F and is rarely below 19°F or above 65°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Huayna Alcalde for warm-weather activities are for the entire month of May, from late August to late September, and from mid October to late November.

Climate in Huayna Alcalde

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Huayna Alcalde weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Huayna Alcalde

Average High and Low Temperature in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1554°FJul 1554°FNov 1558°FNov 1558°F22°F22°F36°F36°FJun 1455°FJun 1455°F34°F34°F23°F23°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 55°F54°F55°F56°F56°F55°F55°F56°F56°F57°F58°F57°F
Temp. 44°F44°F44°F43°F42°F39°F38°F40°F43°F44°F46°F45°F
Low 36°F36°F35°F32°F27°F23°F22°F25°F30°F34°F35°F36°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Huayna Alcalde

Average Hourly Temperature in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

La Ciudad, Mexico (3,518 miles away) and Dufftown, United Kingdom (6,273 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Huayna Alcalde (view comparison).

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In Huayna Alcalde, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Huayna Alcalde begins around May 6 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around September 17.

The clearest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 17 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around May 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Huayna Alcalde

Cloud Cover Categories in Huayna AlcaldeclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2064%Jul 2064%Jan 166%Jan 166%May 635%May 635%Sep 1736%Sep 1736%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 93%92%89%78%61%49%38%44%63%80%85%90%
Clearer 7%8%11%22%39%51%62%56%37%20%15%10%

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

The wetter season lasts 4.2 months, from November 22 to March 29, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Huayna Alcalde is January, with an average of 16.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.8 months, from March 29 to November 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Huayna Alcalde is July, with an average of 1.5 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 Huayna Alcalde is January, with an average of 15.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 53% on January 15.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Huayna Alcalde

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Huayna AlcaldewetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1554%Jan 1554%Jul 304%Jul 304%Nov 2229%Nov 2229%Mar 2929%Mar 2929%NowNowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 15.8d14.6d11.6d5.4d2.0d1.4d1.0d1.1d2.6d6.2d8.1d12.9d
Mixed 0.2d0.1d0.1d0.3d0.5d0.5d0.5d0.4d0.3d0.2d0.1d0.1d
Any 16.0d14.7d11.7d5.7d2.5d2.0d1.5d1.5d2.9d6.4d8.2d13.0d

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. Huayna Alcalde experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.7 months, from September 15 to May 7, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Huayna Alcalde is January, with an average rainfall of 3.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from May 7 to September 15. The month with the least rain in Huayna Alcalde is August, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Huayna Alcalde

Average Monthly Rainfall in Huayna AlcalderainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inJan 204.0 inJan 204.0 inJul 230.2 inJul 230.2 inMay 290.3 inMay 290.3 inSep 150.5 inSep 150.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.9″3.6″2.4″1.1″0.4″0.3″0.2″0.2″0.5″1.2″1.5″2.8″

The length of the day in Huayna Alcalde varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 17 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Huayna Alcalde

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 58 minDec 2112 hr, 58 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1911 hr, 17 minJun 2011 hr, 17 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.9h12.6h12.2h11.8h11.4h11.3h11.4h11.7h12.0h12.4h12.8h13.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:05 AM on November 21, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 6:09 AM on July 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:22 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 58 minutes later at 6:20 PM on January 22.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Huayna Alcalde during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Huayna Alcalde

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMNov 215:05 AMNov 215:05 AM6:20 PMJan 226:20 PMJan 22May 315:22 PMMay 315:22 PM6:09 AMJul 86:09 AMJul 8daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Huayna Alcalde

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080805290NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Huayna Alcalde

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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 Huayna Alcalde, 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Huayna Alcalde

Humidity Comfort Levels in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Huayna Alcalde experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 24 to October 27, with average wind speeds of more than 5.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 27 to May 24. The calmest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Huayna Alcalde

Average Wind Speed in Huayna AlcaldewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphSep 136.0 mphSep 136.0 mphMar 263.9 mphMar 263.9 mphMay 245.0 mphMay 245.0 mphOct 275.0 mphOct 275.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.44.34.04.14.75.45.85.95.95.24.64.5

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Huayna Alcalde varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 months, from January 14 to April 16 and for 1.7 months, from September 1 to October 22, with a peak percentage of 45% on September 10. The wind is most often from the west for 4.5 months, from April 16 to September 1 and for 2.7 months, from October 22 to January 14, with a peak percentage of 63% on June 1.

Wind Direction in Huayna Alcalde

Wind Direction in Huayna AlcaldeWNWNWJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestnorthsoutheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Huayna Alcalde 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 Huayna Alcalde for general outdoor tourist activities are for the entire month of May, from late August to late September, and from mid October to late November, with a peak score in the second week of November.

Tourism Score in Huayna Alcalde

Tourism Score in Huayna Alcaldebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.51.50.70.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Huayna Alcalde for hot-weather activities is from mid to late November.

Beach/Pool Score in Huayna Alcalde

Beach/Pool Score in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810100.00.00.00.0NowNowcloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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).

The growing season in Huayna Alcalde typically lasts for 2.5 months (78 days), from around December 6 to around February 21, rarely starting before October 21, or ending after April 9.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Huayna Alcalde

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 650%Dec 650%Feb 2150%Feb 2150%Oct 2110%Oct 2110%Apr 910%Apr 910%0%Jul 190%Jul 19Dec 3170%Dec 3170%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Huayna Alcalde should appear around September 27, only rarely appearing before August 28 or after December 2.

Growing Degree Days in Huayna Alcalde

Growing Degree Days in Huayna AlcaldeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F100°F100°F200°F200°F300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°FSep 2790°FSep 2790°FJun 30431°FJun 30431°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from October 2 to December 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from April 2 to July 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Huayna Alcalde is May, with an average of 5.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Huayna Alcalde

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Huayna AlcaldebrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhOct 306.4 kWhOct 306.4 kWhMay 75.4 kWhMay 75.4 kWhJul 105.6 kWhJul 105.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.95.95.85.55.45.45.76.16.26.36.36.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Huayna Alcalde are -14.270 deg latitude, -71.096 deg longitude, and 13,612 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Huayna Alcalde contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,913 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 14,034 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,237 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,202 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Huayna Alcalde is covered by shrubs (69%) and cropland (13%), within 10 miles by shrubs (53%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by grassland (37%) and shrubs (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Huayna Alcalde, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Huayna Alcalde.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Huayna Alcalde according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Huayna Alcalde is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Huayna Alcalde and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Huayna Alcalde and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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