SeasonMapBest time to visit the Andes
The best time to visit the Andes is July to September, judged across 32 places; February is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 32 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Andes month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Villa de Leyva, Guatapé, Bogotá |
| February | good | Carnival · 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Villa de Leyva, Bogotá, Cochabamba |
| March | good | Carnival · 22°C highs · 9 h sun | Cochabamba, Cusco, Lima |
| April | good | 22°C highs · 9 h sun | Cochabamba, Cusco, Lima |
| May | good | 21°C highs · 10 h sun | Arequipa, Cusco, Lima |
| June | good | dry season · 21°C highs · 10 h sun | Cusco, Ica, Ollantaytambo |
| July | in season | dry season · 21°C highs · 10 h sun | Ica, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calientes |
| August | in season | dry season · 21°C highs · 10 h sun | Ica, Arequipa, Lima |
| September | in season | dry season · 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Arequipa, Ica, Cochabamba |
| October | good | 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Arequipa, Lima, Trujillo |
| November | good | 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Lima, Trujillo, Arequipa |
| December | good | 22°C highs · 10 h sun | Lima, Trujillo, Ica |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 32 places in the Andes
- Aguas CalientesPeruweather by month →
- ArequipaPeruweather by month →
- BañosEcuadorweather by month →
- BogotáColombiaweather by month →
- BucaramangaColombiaweather by month →
- CaliColombiaweather by month →
- ChachapoyasPeruweather by month →
- CochabambaBoliviaweather by month →
- CopacabanaBoliviaweather by month →
- CuencaEcuadorweather by month →
- CuscoPeruweather by month →
- GuatapéColombiaweather by month →
- GuayaquilEcuadorweather by month →
- HuarazPeruweather by month →
- IcaPeruweather by month →
- IquitosPeruweather by month →
- La PazBoliviaweather by month →
- LimaPeruweather by month →
- MedellínColombiaweather by month →
- OllantaytamboPeruweather by month →
- OtavaloEcuadorweather by month →
- PotosíBoliviaweather by month →
- PunoPeruweather by month →
- QuitoEcuadorweather by month →
- RurrenabaqueBoliviaweather by month →
- SalentoColombiaweather by month →
- SamaipataBoliviaweather by month →
- Santa CruzBoliviaweather by month →
- SucreBoliviaweather by month →
- TrujilloPeruweather by month →
- UyuniBoliviaweather by month →
- Villa de LeyvaColombiaweather by month →
The Andes — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Andes?
- July to September. In August: dry season · 21°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in the Andes?
- The Andes has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; February is the weakest (Carnival · 22°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in the Andes?
- July to September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.