When to go · Ayacucho
Ayacucho in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (cooler, some roads wet).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Peru overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Peru overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (cooler, some roads wet).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- AyacuchoHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 10 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Immaculate Conception, Ayacucho battle day, Christmas
8–9 Dec, 25 Dec · Peru
Holidays and year-end travel.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Peru overall
- Medium
- Prices · Peru overall
- Medium
Peru overall: Wet in the Andes; holiday crowds late in the month; Lima's beach season starts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ayacucho, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Dec: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
May: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
May: 6 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Dec: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
May: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Apr (cooler, some roads wet).
May: Inside Ayacucho's best window: May–Oct.
Ayacucho: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast