Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

 

Days 0-3 Salcantay Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Salcantay Weather Summary:

Mild with heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Salcantay Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 29mm), mostly on Tue morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
thunderstorm
partially cloudy
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
Wind km/h
15 ENE15
15 NE15
10 NE10
10 NE10
5 N5
5 SSE5
10 NE10
10 NNE10
5 ENE5
10 N10
10 N10
10 NNW10
15 NNW15
10 NNW10
5 NW5
10 NNW10
15 NW15
5 NW5
15 NW15
15 NNW15
10 NW10
10 NNW10
10 NNW10
0 SE0
5 NNE5
5 NNE5
5 WNW5
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Rain
Rain mm
- 3 - 3 6 3 1 4 18 11 4 4 2 3 3 9 5 1 6 2 2 4 2 - 1 2 6
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 - - - - - 6
High °C
8 7 3 7 6 3 6 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 2
Low °C
7 4 2 6 4 2 5 4 2 3 3 1 4 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2
Chill °C
5 5 1 6 6 3 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 -1 0 -1 -1 1 1 -1 1 1 2 4 3 -1
Freezing level m
5400 5450 4900 5300 5400 4950 5250 5300 4950 4950 5150 4850 5150 5200 4850 4950 5050 4800 5000 5150 4800 5100 5150 4850 5150 5100 4800
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:20 - -
Sunset
- 6:09 - - 6:10 - - 6:12 - - 6:12 - - 6:13 - - 6:13 - - 6:14 - - 6:14 - - 6:15 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Salcantay at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Salcantay. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Peru.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport
68 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
19.8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 990).
35 km
Mid: few
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
3249m alt.
50 minutes ago
21° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3548m alt.
50 minutes ago
15° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
Andahuayla
95 km SW
3444m alt.
2 hours ago
14.1° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 360).
35 km
Mid: clear
Ayacucho-Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
180 km WSW
2749m alt.
2 hours ago
20.3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 990).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Salcantay and within an acceptable time window.

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