How warm is it in Cusco in May?

Daytime highs averaged 14.4 °C, night-time lows 3.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 19.1 °C (11 May 2024), the lowest -2.8 °C (30 May 2020).

How often does it rain in Cusco in May?

On average there were 2.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 10.0 mm of precipitation in total. In 2 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.

Holiday Weather Rewind

Destinations Method & data

Loading weather data…

We are fetching the daily values for every year. The first time, this takes a few seconds.

Cusco weather in May: temperature & rain

Photo: tomscoffin · CC BY 2.0

🇵🇪 Weather in Cusco in May

This is what the weather in Cusco (Peru) was like in May over the years 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy

Avg. daytime high

14.4 °C

13.2 °C – 16.8 °C

Avg. night-time low

3.8 °C

2.6 °C – 4.8 °C

Avg. rain days in period

2.4

8 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

10.0 mm

0.8 mm – 19.3 mm

Avg. cloud cover

54 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover is shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

No sea nearby – no sea temperature.

Extremes: Highest temperature 19.1 °C (11 May 2024) · Lowest temperature -2.8 °C (30 May 2020) · Avg. daily peak wind 16 km/h

Weather mix of all days

43Sunny
176Partly cloudy
67Cloudy
18Light rain
6Snow

Summary

On average 14.4 °C during the day and 3.8 °C at night.
On average 2.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 10.0 mm of precipitation in total.
In 2 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
Prevailing weather: Partly cloudy.
Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 16.8 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 13.2 °C).
Wettest year: 2026 (19.3 mm), driest: 2021 (0.8 mm).
Extremes: 19.1 °C on 11 May 2024 and -2.8 °C on 30 May 2020.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

Average over your travel period

Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2026
Avg. max14.1°Avg. min3.8°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
19.3 mm
Avg. cloud cover
54 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 16.2 °C · Min 0.9 °C
2025
Avg. max13.8°Avg. min4.3°
Rain days
3 Rain days
Precipitation
12.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 16.0 °C · Min 1.1 °C
2024
Avg. max16.8°Avg. min4.8°
Rain days
2 Rain days
Precipitation
5.6 mm
Avg. cloud cover
53 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.1 °C · Min 1.0 °C
2023
Avg. max15.5°Avg. min4.2°
Rain days
2 Rain days
Precipitation
16.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
59 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 18.5 °C · Min 0.9 °C
2022
Avg. max14.1°Avg. min3.9°
Rain days
1 Rain days
Precipitation
5.7 mm
Avg. cloud cover
54 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 15.7 °C · Min 1.5 °C
2021
Avg. max13.2°Avg. min3.2°
Rain days
0 Rain days
Precipitation
0.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
52 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 15.1 °C · Min 0.2 °C
2020
Avg. max14.4°Avg. min2.6°
Rain days
2 Rain days
Precipitation
4.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
49 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 15.8 °C · Min -2.8 °C
2019
Avg. max15.1°Avg. min4.0°
Rain days
4 Rain days
Precipitation
16.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
48 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 17.3 °C · Min 0.0 °C
2018
Avg. max13.9°Avg. min3.1°
Rain days
0 Rain days
Precipitation
3.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
46 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 15.5 °C · Min 0.3 °C
2017
Avg. max13.5°Avg. min4.1°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
16.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
62 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 16.0 °C · Min 1.7 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Cusco in May?: Daytime highs averaged 14.4 °C, night-time lows 3.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 19.1 °C (11 May 2024), the lowest -2.8 °C (30 May 2020).
How often does it rain in Cusco in May?: On average there were 2.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 10.0 mm of precipitation in total. In 2 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.

Check your exact travel dates

Choose your travel period – we show the weather for exactly those days.

Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. Snow depth is the model value for the grid cell, not the depth on the slopes. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
Place search: Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)