Peru in March

Rains ease late; green valleys; Holy Week may fall here (check).

• 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.

• Carnival

  Feb or Mar (check)

  Water fights in the Andes.

• Holy Week (Thursday and Friday)

  Mar or Apr (check)

  Processions in Cusco and Ayacucho; domestic travel peak.

Crowds · Peru

Low

Prices · Peru

Low

• 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

  Warm and sunny.