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Get the Machu Piccho, Cusco local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
In the tropics the average annual temperature is usually at least 25 °C (77 °F) with little temperature variation among months. By contrast most of the Peruvian coastal desert has average annual temperatures of less than 20 °C (68 °F) and with temperatures falling to or near 10 °C (50 °F) during the Southern Hemisphere's winter.
Although frost and hail are common, the last reported snowfall was in June 1911. Temperatures usually range from 0.2 to 20.9 °C (32.4 to 69.6 °F), but the all-time temperature range is between −8.9 and 30 °C (16.0 and 86.0 °F). Sunshine hours peak in July, the equivalent of January in the Northern Hemisphere.
Today, visitors can reach Machu Picchu via three main routes. The most popular option is the train journey from Cusco or Ollantaytambo . Operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail , this scenic route takes visitors to the town of Aguas Calientes , from where they can take a bus ride of 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) or walk to the Machu Picchu entrance.
Weather. 24/7 Help. ... Machu Picchu reopens today – is it safe to visit? ... Machu Picchu was closed on Saturday 21 January due to anti-government protests spreading across Peru.
Weather. 24/7 Help. ... Ancient civilizations built landmarks like Stonehenge in England and Torreon at Machu Picchu, Peru, to track the sun's movements, according to NASA. ... Even today, many ...
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.
Peruvian expeditionaries in Antarctica in January 2015, at the Machu Picchu Base. As Antarctica is a continent of valuable strategic, ecological, and economic importance, Peru has an interest in maintaining its status as a non-militarized, nuclear-free zone of peace, and in preserving its environment, which is important to the Peruvian climate.