South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Nazca

Mid Apr–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Nazca
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 12.5-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Nazca season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 39.3)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 38.4)Late Jan: Fair (season score 32.8)Early Feb: Fair (season score 31.9)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 30.6)Late Feb: Fair (season score 29.1)Early Mar: Fair (season score 29.4)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Mar: Fair (season score 41.2)Early Apr: Okay (season score 48.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 58.8)Late Apr: Good (season score 62.8)Early May: Good (season score 65.8)Mid May: Good (season score 67.6)Late May: Good (season score 67.7)Early Jun: Good (season score 69.0)Mid Jun: Good (season score 69.1)Late Jun: Good (season score 68.3)Early Jul: Good (season score 66.7)Mid Jul: Good (season score 69.0)Late Jul: Good (season score 70.9)Early Aug: Good (season score 68.1)Mid Aug: Good (season score 69.4)Late Aug: Good (season score 66.9)Early Sep: Good (season score 67.7)Mid Sep: Good (season score 64.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 61.2)Early Oct: Good (season score 61.7)Mid Oct: Good (season score 59.2)Late Oct: Good (season score 57.3)Early Nov: Good (season score 58.3)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 55.9)Late Nov: Okay (season score 52.9)Early Dec: Okay (season score 47.7)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 43.5)Late Dec: Fair (season score 39.1)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryFair28.6°C1.672.8%
FebruaryFair29.4°C1.678.7%
MarchFair29.5°C1.274.5%
AprilOkay28.2°C0.352.0%
MayGood26.4°C0.436.0%
JuneGood24.7°C0.334.4%
JulyGood24.3°C0.434.1%
AugustGood24.7°C0.435.3%
SeptemberGood25.4°C0.540.3%
OctoberGood26.3°C0.448.0%
NovemberOkay27.0°C0.751.9%
DecemberOkay27.6°C1.366.7%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Nazca?
Mid Apr–Early Nov. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Nazca?
Late Dec–Late Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 29.1°C, with 1.5 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Nazca?
Rainy days are few all year round (under 2 per 10 days in every month).

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.