Weather in Cuzco: temperature and probability of rain for this January 18

Beyond consulting the weather forecast to find out what to wear or whether or not to carry a raincoat, the weather report is an instrument that has become essential for various sectors such as transportation (by sky, sea and land), agriculture , tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.

But if in itself predicting the weather could be complex, another variant is added: global warming, which has made the need to keep up to date in order to act and adopt public policies that reduce the risk of disasters even more urgent. such as alerts about floods, droughts, icy waves, a bad landing and other related phenomena.

In this context, here is the weather report for the next few hours in Cuzco:

In Cuzco, a maximum temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 6 degrees Celsius are expected.

As for rain, the probability of precipitation for this city will be 82% during the day and 76% throughout the night.

In the same sense, the cloudiness will be 99% during the day and 100% during the night. While the gusts of wind will reach 26 kilometers per hour in the day and 22 kilometers per hour at night.

Beware of the sun, ultraviolet rays are expected to reach a level of up to 7.

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Cusco is one of the departments that registers the most climates in Peru, with 16 types, characterized by a rainy, temperate weather state and with a lack of 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 abundant rain and humidity every season of the year.

The particular weather conditions in this region are due to the presence of mountainous areas, mainly to the south, where the Andes mountain range is found.

The mountains, the jungle and the coast influence the type of climate in Peru (Photo: File)

The climate in Peru

In Peru, up to 38 types of weather are felt, according to the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), this as a result of the interaction between different climatic and geographical factors.

These main factors, details the Senamhi, are its geographical position in the Tropic of Capricorn and the proximity of the Andes Mountains.

Of the 38 climates, Senamhi highlights three main ones that 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 prevailing weather is arid and temperate, its main climatic characteristic being the scarcity of rain.

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

While in the jungle, where the tropical climate of Peru is most fulfilled, occupying 60.3% of its surface, the weather is defined as very rainy and warm.

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