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Cusco vs Yosemite Valley

Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter)Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Comparing Cusco change · Yosemite Valley change

Bottom line

Cusco and Yosemite Valley have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Yosemite Valley is the wetter, with 202 mm more rain a year, and Yosemite Valley the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 1°C on the year

Wetter Yosemite Valley 202 mm more a year

Sunnier Yosemite Valley 26 pp less cloud

Winter nights About the same winter lows close to each other

How the seasons compare

The differences between Cusco and Yosemite Valley, in everyday terms.

Summers

Yosemite Valley has far hotter summers

Cusco: Mild
Yosemite Valley: Hot

Winters

Winters are similar

Cusco: Cold
Yosemite Valley: Cold

Rain & snow

Yosemite Valley is wetter

Cusco: Moderate rainfall
Yosemite Valley: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Yosemite Valley is far sunnier

Cusco: Often cloudy
Yosemite Valley: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Cusco and Yosemite Valley run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

Yosemite Valley is the wetter — about 202 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

Yosemite Valley has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21
Yosemite Valley	9	11	14	18	21	27	32	32	29	22	14	8
Difference	-11	-9	-7	-3	—	+6	+11	+10	+7	—	-8	-13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	20	20	20	21	21	21
Yosemite Valley	9	11	14	18	21	27
Difference	-11	-9	-7	-3	—	+6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	21	22	22	22	22	21
Yosemite Valley	32	32	29	22	14	8
Difference	+11	+10	+7	—	-8	-13

Avg low (°C) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	7	8	7	4	1	-1	-1	0	3	5	6	7
Yosemite Valley	-2	-1	1	4	7	11	14	14	11	6	1	-2
Difference	-9	-8	-6	-1	+6	+12	+15	+13	+8	—	-5	-9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	7	8	7	4	1	-1
Yosemite Valley	-2	-1	1	4	7	11
Difference	-9	-8	-6	-1	+6	+12

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	-1	0	3	5	6	7
Yosemite Valley	14	14	11	6	1	-2
Difference	+15	+13	+8	—	-5	-9

Precipitation (mm) Yosemite Valley runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	146	126	97	33	6	4	4	5	15	44	71	115
Yosemite Valley	150	148	147	70	42	13	9	4	12	38	92	143
Difference	+4	+22	+50	+37	+36	+9	+4	-1	-3	-5	+21	+28

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	146	126	97	33	6	4
Yosemite Valley	150	148	147	70	42	13
Difference	+4	+22	+50	+37	+36	+9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	4	5	15	44	71	115
Yosemite Valley	9	4	12	38	92	143
Difference	+4	-1	-3	-5	+21	+28

Snowfall (cm)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yosemite Valley	36	22	17	3	0	—	0	0	0	0	10	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yosemite Valley	36	22	17	3	0	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yosemite Valley	0	0	0	0	10	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Cusco runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	85	86	83	70	52	45	44	49	60	72	77	83
Yosemite Valley	55	57	56	53	48	30	23	19	22	31	44	54
Difference	-30	-29	-26	-17	-5	-15	-21	-30	-39	-42	-33	-29

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	85	86	83	70	52	45
Yosemite Valley	55	57	56	53	48	30
Difference	-30	-29	-26	-17	-5	-15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	44	49	60	72	77	83
Yosemite Valley	23	19	22	31	44	54
Difference	-21	-30	-39	-42	-33	-29

Relative humidity (%) Cusco runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	82	84	85	83	81	77	74	72	72	74	76	80
Yosemite Valley	77	81	81	73	63	50	42	38	42	49	62	75
Difference	-5	-3	-4	-11	-17	-27	-33	-34	-30	-25	-13	-5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cusco	82	84	85	83	81	77
Yosemite Valley	77	81	81	73	63	50
Difference	-5	-3	-4	-11	-17	-27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cusco	74	72	72	74	76	80
Yosemite Valley	42	38	42	49	62	75
Difference	-33	-34	-30	-25	-13	-5

How both climates are changing

Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Cusco trends → · Yosemite Valley trends →

Methodology & sources

Cusco

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Granja Kayra, about 10 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

Yosemite Valley

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Yosemite Park HQ, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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