Peru in December

Wet in the Andes; holiday crowds late in the month; Lima's beach season starts.

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

  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 Canyonfine

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

• Central coast · Lima, Paracas, Nazcabest weather

  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.

• Immaculate Conception, Ayacucho battle day, Christmas

  8–9 Dec, 25 Dec

  Holidays and year-end travel.

• Christmas and New Year

  Dec 24–25 and 31 · Lima

  Fireworks and traffic; book rooms and cars early.

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

• Central coast

  Best weather of the year (Lima, Paracas, Nazca)

• Lima

  Sunny; Christmas crowds and higher prices.