Climate averages 1991–2020
Abancay weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: one of the warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Abancay: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes October a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cusco (100 km away). In October its highs average 16.5°C, 4.6°C cooler than Abancay, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Abancay ranks 17th of 24 for the warmest October highs and 19th of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Abancay is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 96 mm to 119 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abancay climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.9°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 215 | 29.2 | 12.813 h |
| February | 19.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 200 | 27.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 19.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 177 | 29.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 19.5°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 87 | 21.9 | 11.812 h |
| May | 19.4°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 26 | 8.4 | 11.511 h |
| June | 19.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 12 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| July | 19.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 13 | 4.1 | 11.411 h |
| August | 20.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 22 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| September | 21.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 41 | 14.8 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 21.1°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 96 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 119 | 24.1 | 12.713 h |
| December | 20.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 178 | 27.8 | 12.913 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Cusco in OctoberPeru · 100 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Huancayo in OctoberPeru · 306 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 147 mm rain
- Ica in OctoberPeru · 312 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Chincha Alta in OctoberPeru · 352 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Juliaca in OctoberPeru · 361 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Puno in OctoberPeru · 394 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Puerto Maldonado in OctoberPeru · 416 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 223 mm rain
- Chosica in OctoberPeru · 455 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 17.5°C · 8.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abancay) is explained once on the Abancay year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.