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The Dry Season (April â September) From mid-April through until the end of September is considered the dry season at Machu Picchu. Days are bright and sunny with daily average temperatures of 18 Â°C (64 Â°F), after sunset (around 6.15pm) temperatures drop down to around 10 â 12 Â°C (50 â 54 Â°F) and evenings are cooler.
Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. Its construction appears to date to the period of the two great Incas, Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui (1438â71) and Tupac Inca Yupanqui (1472â93).t is 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Cusco, on the crest of the mountain Machu Picchu, located about 2,430 metres (7,970 feet) above mean sea level, over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) lower than Cusco, which has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft). As such, it had a milder climate than the Inca capital.