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Weather in April in Colca Canyon

Are you planning a trip a to Colca Canyon in April and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

What is the weather like in Colca Canyon in April?

Colca Canyon is a region in Peru. April in Colca Canyon generally has mild temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect mild maximum daytime temperatures of around 14°C and nighttime temperatures around 1°C in Cabanaconde.

Precipitation

April is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 102 mm in Cabanaconde.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Colca Canyon in April, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Colca Canyon climate page.

Where to go in Colca Canyon in April

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Colca Canyon on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in April for the 4 most popular destinations in Colca Canyon?

Cabanaconde

In April Cabanaconde generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 14°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Cabanaconde
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
13°C 
2°C 
199 mm 
11 days 
poor 
14°C 
1°C 
102 mm 
6 days 
May   >> May
>>  
14°C 
-1°C 
28 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Cabanaconde

Chivay

In April Chivay generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 13°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Chivay
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
12°C 
1°C 
186 mm 
13 days 
poor 
13°C 
-1°C 
102 mm 
7 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
13°C 
-3°C 
31 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Chivay

Yanque

In April Yanque generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 13°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Yanque
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
12°C 
1°C 
188 mm 
13 days 
poor 
13°C 
-1°C 
104 mm 
7 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
13°C 
-3°C 
32 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Yanque

Coporaque

In April Coporaque generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 13°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -1°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Coporaque
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
13°C 
1°C 
186 mm 
13 days 
poor 
13°C 
-1°C 
102 mm 
7 days 
poor 
May   >> May
>>  
13°C 
-3°C 
31 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Coporaque

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Colca Canyon, in Peru.

Is April the best time to visit Colca Canyon?

In our opinion, April may not be the ideal time to visit Colca Canyon due to the typically unpleasant weather in Cabanaconde.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in May, June, July and August offering mostly pleasant weather in Cabanaconde. The weather in January, February and March, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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