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Best time to visit Cajamarca

July is the best time to visit Cajamarca for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 90/100
The least cloud August 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 28 mm
Warmth August 21 °C
Cooler weather January 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 July 90 20 °C 6
2 August 90 21 °C 8
3 June 83 19 °C 9
4 September 73 20 °C 18
5 November 70 19 °C 19
6 October 68 19 °C 24
7 May 68 19 °C 20
8 December 67 19 °C 23
9 April 67 19 °C 26
10 January 66 19 °C 26
11 February 66 19 °C 25
12 March 66 19 °C 29

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 19 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 18.5 °C 336 mm 85 %
February 18.5 °C 401 mm 91 %
March 18.6 °C 442 mm 92 %
April 18.7 °C 284 mm 81 %
May 18.9 °C 142 mm 64 %
June 19.2 °C 54 mm 48 %
July 19.8 °C 28 mm 42 %
August 20.6 °C 41 mm 42 %
September 20.0 °C 151 mm 61 %
October 19.2 °C 253 mm 76 %
November 19.2 °C 211 mm 80 %
December 18.8 °C 276 mm 83 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.