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Sacred Valley (Urubamba) in August

Mild and wet, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

August in Sacred Valley (Urubamba) is mild: highs near 65°F, lows near 42°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.August in Sacred Valley (Urubamba) is mild: highs near 18°C, lows near 6°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
65°F18°Caverage
Low
42°F6°Caverage
Wet days
4a week · 55% of days
Daylight
11h 41mon average

Is August a good time to visit Sacred Valley (Urubamba)?

Yes. August is one of Sacred Valley (Urubamba)'s best months (June to August, or October to January).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How August sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 65°F in August, against 64°F to 67°F through the year.Highs near 18°C in August, against 18°C to 19°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

55% of days in August, against 36% to 100% through the year.

Cloud cover

53% cover in August, against 53% to 87% through the year.

Daylight

11h 41m in August, against 11h 21m to 12h 54m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with August shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. July64°18°low 41°low 5°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. August65°18°low 42°low 6°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  3. September65°18°low 43°low 6°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.

Where Sacred Valley (Urubamba) sits, in August

America/Lima
this place
typical high in August 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-August
6:04 AMsets 5:43 PM
Above the sea
3,310 mhigh country
Latitude
13.2°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cusco35 km south-east

The land around Sacred Valley (Urubamba), shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Peru in August

high · low · wet days
See August on the planning mapThe whole year in Sacred Valley (Urubamba)

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sacred Valley (Urubamba). Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (3,310 m) against the climate model's (4,125 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (3,310 m) against the climate model's (4,125 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.