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Cusco, Peru

inland destination, ~3312 m elevation · city of 428,450 · warmest in Oct · budget-friendly

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Climate by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °C	10	10	10	10	9	7	7	8	10	11	11	11
High °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	18	19	18	17
Low °C	4	4	4	3	0	-2	-3	-1	1	2	3	4
Rain (days)	161	140	126	53	11	5	7	10	24	40	72	120

Best time to visit

Warmest month: Oct. Driest: Jun.

No mild-temperature months (18–28°C) — expect extremes.

At a glance

Safety some risk
Price level budget-friendly
Coast inland
Coordinates -13.53, -71.97
Population 428,450
Sights 212
Eat & drink 645

What to see & where to eat

Sights

Museo Inka · Mo-Fr 09:15-16:00
Qurikancha
Choco Museo · Mo-Su 09:00-20:30
Museo El Quijote · Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Museo Machu Picchu · Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
Museo Maximo Laura · Mo-Sa 09:30-20:00; Su 17:00-20:00
Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporaneo · Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00
Museo Quechua

Eat & drink

Ají Seco Brass · chicken
Anticuchos La Gordita · regional
Asturias · regional
Bako
Bogotá
Cabina de internet
Cafe Punchay
Cevicheria Las Machitas · Peruvian

Places from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — 212 sights and 645 places to eat mapped in total.

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Nearby destinations

Wanchaq Santiago Juliaca Arequipa Mollendo Huancayo

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