Weather in Peru: temperature and probability of rain for Cuzco this February 17

He type of weather that there is in a certain place is determined by various conditions among which the altitude, the latitude, the orientation of the relief, the distance to the sea and the sea currents and gives guidelines to the so-called “weather weather” which in turn is supported by other elements such as the temperature, pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation to delineate the atmospheric conditions of a short-term territory.

To catalog the climate, the system developed by Wladimir Köppen is generally used, although there is also the Thornthwaite system, the latter which also takes into account biological diversity and the effects of climate change on it. Others, such as Bergeron and Spacial Synoptic, are interested in the origin of the air masses that define the climate of a region.

Due to climate change, currently the planet is in a process of redistribution in which any change, however small, in the average annual temperature leads to changes in habitats and their conditions.

In this context, we leave you here the weather forecast for Cusco.

In Cuzco, it is expected a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius.

As for the rain the chance of precipitation for this city will be 61% during the day and 72% at night.

In the same direction, the cloudiness will be 86% during the day and 100% at night. While the gusts of wind they will reach 30 kilometers per hour during the day and 15 kilometers per hour at night.

Cusco is one of the departments with the most climates in Peru, with 16 typesis characterized by a state of time rainy, temperate and with little humidity mainly in autumn and winter.

In the north of the department, where the city of Cusco is located, the predominant climate is temperate, with rain and humidity abundant throughout the year.

The climate in Peru

In Peruvian territory, up to 38 types of weather are feltaccording to the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), this is due to the interaction between different climatic and geographical factors.

These main factors, details the Senamhi, are its geographical position on the Tropic of Capricorn and the proximity of the Andes mountain range.

Among the 38 climates, Senamhi highlights three main which are defined according to the area of ​​the country in which they are located.

On the coast of the South American country, which meets the Pacific Ocean and covers barely 11.6% of the national territory, the weather prevailing there is arid and temperatebeing its main climatic characteristic the rarity of the rains.

In the sawthe area close to the Andes and which occupies 28.1% of Peruvian territory, the climate is rainy and cold mostly.

While in the junglewhere the tropical climate of Peru is most filled, occupying 60.3% of its surface, the weather is defined as very rainy and hot.