Peru in April

Shoulder season: green and mostly dry; Easter crowds in Cusco and Ayacucho.

• Southern Andes · Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Punofine

  Dry, sunny days and frosty nights May–Sep; rain most afternoons Dec–Mar, with landslides. Machu Picchu is lower and more humid than Cusco.

• Arequipa and Colca · Arequipa, Colca Canyonbest weather

  Sunny most of the year; short summer rains Jan–Feb.

• Central coast · Lima, Paracas, Nazcafine

  Almost no rain. Sunny summer Dec–Apr; grey mist (garúa) and 15–18 °C Jun–Oct in Lima.

• Amazon · Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, Manurainy

  Hot and humid; drier Jun–Sep with better trails; river levels high Jan–May (good for boats around Iquitos).

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.

• Holy Week (Thursday and Friday)

  Mar or Apr (check)

  Processions in Cusco and Ayacucho; domestic travel peak.

Crowds · Peru

Medium

Prices · Peru

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Arequipa and Colca

  Best weather of the year (Arequipa, Colca Canyon)

• Lima

  Warm; sun fading.