El Cerro
El Cerro is a locality in Arequipa, Peru, 2,496 m above sea level. It has a population of about 143. The climate is classified as cold desert (Köppen BWk), with very little rain and intense sun.
Best: May · Jul–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
El Cerro at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in October
Average low in January
32 mm of rain
1 mm of rain
1 of them World Heritage
Weather in El Cerro
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Sunny · wind 18 km/h · humidity 31%
When to go to El Cerro
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 60 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 79 |
| High | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 19° |
| Low | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° |
| Rain (mm) | 32 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Wet days | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
What's on in El Cerro
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in El Cerro
Nature around El Cerro
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Peru seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over El Cerro
Earthquakes around El Cerro
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Towns and villages around El Cerro
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.