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Temperatures in Machu Picchu vary between high altitudes and valley floors, although overall, the climate in this sector is mild, with typically subtropical characteristics: warm and humid during the day and cool at night. Temperatures range from 8 °C to 22 °C, with minimums of 8 °C to 11.2 °C and maximums around 20 °C to 22.2 °C.
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[2] [1] The relatively low temperatures of the Peruvian coastal desert are caused by the cold Humboldt Current. Ocean water temperatures in Lima in September, the coldest month, are as low as 14.4 °C (57.9 °F) similar to water temperatures near Los Angeles during its winter months. [3] [4]
It is the closest access point to the historical site of Machu Picchu which is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away or about a 90-minute walk. There are many hotels and restaurants for tourists, as well as natural hot baths which gave the town its colloquial Spanish name, Aguas Calientes or hot water.
Machu Picchu [a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [9] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [10] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.
Here’s everything we know about Machu Picchu reopening, whether travel companies are still operating holidays to the site, and what the current Foreign Office advice is. Why was Machu Picchu closed?
The climate of Urubamba is typical of the valley. Precipitation, concentrated in October through April, totals 527 millimetres (20.7 in) annually and monthly average temperatures range between 15.4 °C (59.7 °F) in November, the warmest month, to 12.2 °C (54.0 °F) in July, the coldest month. [7]
Climate in the park is highly variable, with the amount of rain depending on the elevation. [1] The southern section (mountainous) has an annual precipitation between 1500–2000 mm; while in the middle section it is between 3000–3500 mm and in the northwestern section the annual precipitation reaches 8000 mm or more. [ 1 ]