The weather in Cusco at this time of year is generally pretty good. I’ve been here two weeks now and most days have been full of blue skies and bright sunshine. It doesn’t get super hot with the average daytime temperature being around 20°C (68°F), which is really nice. Not too hot, and definitely not cold.

However, the evenings do get cold. Technically it’s winter time here at the moment because Peru is southern hemisphere, although Peru doesn’t have seasons the same way that most European countries do. Many parts of  Peru have what is generally known as the dry season (winter) and wet, or rainy season (summer).

It gets dark early at the moment. It’s just after 6pm as I write this and it’s almost completely dark outside, and once it starts getting dark the temperature plummets. You definitely can’t go out wearing just a t-shirt in the evenings. What makes things worse is that most buildings don’t have any form of central heating so even indoors can be chilly in the evenings and you have to wear a few layers to keep warm.

Still, after having just braved a Canadian winter for almost 6 months I have a completely new perspective on cold, so it’s not really a problem for me!