{"id":1986,"date":"2024-04-30T05:09:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T05:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/blog\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2026-02-23T02:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:51:48","slug":"weather-on-the-inca-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/blog\/weather-on-the-inca-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Weather on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Summary<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/blog\/weather-on-the-inca-trail\/#What_is_the_weather_on_the_Inca_Trail\" title=\"What is the weather on the Inca Trail?\">What is the weather on the Inca Trail?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/blog\/weather-on-the-inca-trail\/#HOW_IS_THE_WEATHER_ON_THE_INCA_TRAIL\" title=\"HOW IS THE WEATHER ON THE INCA TRAIL?\">HOW IS THE WEATHER ON THE INCA TRAIL?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/blog\/weather-on-the-inca-trail\/#WHATS_THE_BEST_TIME_TO_HIKE_THE_INCA_TRAIL\" title=\"WHAT\u2019S THE BEST TIME TO HIKE THE INCA TRAIL?\">WHAT\u2019S THE BEST TIME TO HIKE THE INCA TRAIL?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_weather_on_the_Inca_Trail\"><\/span><strong>What is the weather on the Inca Trail?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 1120px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.files.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/incatrail1.jpg\" alt=\"Inca Trail To Machu Picchu\" width=\"1110\" height=\"600\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inca Trail To Machu Picchu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The climate is varied, depending on the region in which the visitor is located and where the visitor camps. In general terms, temperatures vary from 0\u00baC, in the Warmi Wa\u00f1usca pass, to 22\u00baC. in Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<p>Machu Picchu is located in a sub-tropical zone. Geographically, the Inca city is located in the &#8216;Yunga &#8211; Quechua&#8217; eco-region, which has a warm subtropical climate with intense rains.<\/p>\n<p>Along the route there are vast rainy areas. The rainy season runs from November to April. On the other hand, the dry season is from May to October. Even so, rains can occur at any time, not only on the Inca Trail but throughout the Andes Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Within this territory there are archaeological monuments, mountains, rivers, lagoons and abundant <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Machu_Picchu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flora and fauna<\/a>, typical of the area (jungle eyebrow). Around this area there are 230,716,966 hectares, considered a reserved area called \u201cBuffer Zone\u201d, with 38,448,106 hectares that cover the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOW_IS_THE_WEATHER_ON_THE_INCA_TRAIL\"><\/span>HOW IS THE WEATHER ON THE <a title=\"Short Inca Trail\" href=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/inca-trail-short-2-days.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INCA TRAIL<\/a>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.files.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/incatrail2.jpg\" alt=\"Inca Trail weather \" width=\"1110\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The weather on the <strong><a title=\"Inca Trail To Machu Picchu\" href=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.com\/inca-trail-classic-4-days.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inca Trail To Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong> varies greatly during the year from very wet, cold, and windy, to sunny hot and dry. Simply put, the weather conditions you will experience will depend mostly on the time of the year that you plan on trekking to Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<p>When it\u2019s summer almost everywhere in the southern hemisphere, the wet season starts on the Inca Trail Trek. The overall temperature rises during the wet season, but the thing to note here is that while days can be sunny, the rain coupled with potential winds can make the temperature drop quite significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the remote area, the Inca Trail traverses, the altitude, and the fact that there are forests all around, hikers should be aware that once the sun sets, the temperature usually drops very quickly. Just to give you an idea, the average weather conditions on the Inca Trail are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>In the dry season (April \u2013 October), you can expect day <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Machu_Picchu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temperatures<\/a> between 20 \u2013 25\u00baC (68 \u2013 77\u00baF) and night temperatures between -1 \u2013 7\u00baC (30 \u2013 44\u00baF).<\/p>\n<p>In the wet season (November \u2013 March), the day temperature varies somewhere between 17 \u2013 22\u00baC (62 \u2013 72\u00baF), and night temperature between 4 \u2013 7\u00baC (39 \u2013 44\u00baF).<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHATS_THE_BEST_TIME_TO_HIKE_THE_INCA_TRAIL\"><\/span>WHAT\u2019S THE BEST TIME TO HIKE THE INCA TRAIL?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cuscodestination.files.wordpress.com\/2024\/04\/incatrail3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rainy season is less popular with trekkers, as there are more chances of rain, which makes the trek even harder. The months to avoid are usually January and March. In February the Inca Trail is closed for the whole month to help maintain the trail and to develop more security on the trail for hikers. April, November, December offer good chances of completing a successful hike, but the possibility of rainfall remains. The best time to hike the Inca Trail is the summer to early autumn months: May, June, July, August, September, and October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the weather on the Inca Trail? The climate is varied, depending on the region in which the visitor is located and where the visitor camps. 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