Chachapoyas weather by month

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Chachapoyas, Peru
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The best time to visit Chachapoyas is June to August 93/100 in July, 19°C and 16 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, May to September (89/100 on average).

The worst month is March at 67/100 — nice, soaked, clean air. See March

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Chachapoyas, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Chachapoyas is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan70B19°C29 d10 hBusy1
Feb69C19°C27 d9 hBusy1
Mar67C20°C30 d8 hBusy1
Apr76B20°C29 d9 hShoulder1
May83A20°C26 d10 hPeak2
Jun89A19°C19 d10 hBusy2
Jul93S19°C16 d10 hBusy1
Aug92S20°C18 d11 hBusy1
Sep86A20°C24 d10 hShoulder1
Oct77B20°C28 d10 hBusy
Nov74B20°C25 d10 hShoulder
Dec72B19°C28 d10 hBusy1

What's on in Chachapoyas through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

May
  • Raymi Llaqta de los Chachapoya31 May – 13 JunFestival
  • Walking season for Kuélap and Gocta1 May – 30 Sep (usually)Season
December
  • Gocta at full flow15 Dec – 30 Apr (usually)Nature

Crowds in Chachapoyas in July

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyMid-year break (Fiestas Patrias) in Peru, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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