Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Caracoto Peru

The climate in Caracoto is cool and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 24°F to 64°F and is rarely below 21°F or above 68°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Caracoto for warm-weather activities are from late April to late May and from early August to mid December.

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

In Caracoto, 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 Caracoto begins around April 21 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around September 25.

The clearest month of the year in Caracoto is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 25 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around April 21.

The cloudiest month of the year in Caracoto is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 83% 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 Caracoto varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.6 months, from December 8 to March 27, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Caracoto is January, with an average of 11.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.4 months, from March 27 to December 8. The month with the fewest wet days in Caracoto is July, with an average of 0.2 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 Caracoto is January, with an average of 11.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 40% on January 14.

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. Caracoto experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from September 17 to April 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Caracoto is January, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from April 28 to September 17. The month with the least rain in Caracoto is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Caracoto varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:59 AM on November 21, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 9 minutes later at 6:08 AM on July 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:16 PM on June 2, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 2 minutes later at 6:18 PM on January 21.

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

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.

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 Caracoto, 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 Caracoto experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 14 to March 28, with average wind speeds of more than 6.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Caracoto is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 28 to October 14. The calmest month of the year in Caracoto is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 4.5 months, from May 5 to September 21, with a peak percentage of 52% on July 1. The wind is most often from the east for 7.5 months, from September 21 to May 5, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Caracoto 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 Caracoto for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to late May and from early August to mid December, with a peak score in the second week of November.

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 Caracoto for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of November, with a peak score in the third 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).

The growing season in Caracoto typically lasts for 7.0 months (211 days), from around September 27 to around April 26, rarely starting before September 3 or after November 10, and rarely ending before March 22 or after May 13.

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 Caracoto should appear around August 10, only rarely appearing before August 1 or after August 22.

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 2.2 months, from October 10 to December 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Caracoto is November, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 2 to July 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Caracoto is June, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Caracoto are -15.567 deg latitude, -70.100 deg longitude, and 12,559 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Caracoto contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 318 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 12,564 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,184 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,518 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Caracoto is covered by cropland (43%), bare soil (20%), grassland (15%), and shrubs (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (39%) and shrubs (23%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (28%) and water (20%).