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Sacred Valley (Urubamba) in October

Mild and wet, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Sacred Valley (Urubamba) is mild: highs near 66°F, lows near 45°F. Rain falls on almost every day, and the days lengthen by 15 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Sacred Valley (Urubamba) is mild: highs near 19°C, lows near 7°C. Rain falls on almost every day, and the days lengthen by 15 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
66°F19°Caverage
Low
45°F7°Caverage
Wet days
7a week · 97% of days
Daylight
12h 26mon average

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

Yes. October 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 October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 66°F in October, against 64°F to 67°F through the year.Highs near 19°C in October, against 18°C to 19°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

97% of days in October, against 36% to 100% through the year.

Cloud cover

77% cover in October, against 53% to 87% through the year.

Daylight

12h 26m in October, against 11h 21m to 12h 54m through the year.

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

Either side

  1. September65°18°low 43°low 6°6 wet days a weekRain on about six days a week.
  2. October66°19°low 45°low 7°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.
  3. November67°19°low 46°low 8°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.

Where Sacred Valley (Urubamba) sits, in October

America/Lima
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
5:23 AMsets 5:45 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 October, 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 October

high · low · wet days
See October 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.