Puno has a tundra climate (Köppen ET), with Jan highs around 61°F and Jul lows near 31°F, and about 29 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $130k (estimate).
Explore Puno on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 9°F hotter, winter nights 21°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain and snow (11 in vs 29 in), falling mostly in summer, like Puno, snowy winters (5 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Andes), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 19°F hotter, winter nights 12°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain and snow (14 in vs 29 in), falling mostly in summer, like Puno, snowy winters.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Andes), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 15°F hotter, winter nights 13°F colder.
Rain & snow31% less rain and snow (20 in vs 29 in), spread through the year, unlike Puno's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range vs the Andes), both on a high plateau, near Great Salt Lake.
TempsSummer afternoons 18°F hotter, winter nights 20°F colder.
Rain & snow39% less rain and snow (18 in vs 29 in), falling mostly in summer, like Puno, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Andes), not the plateau setting of Puno, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 15°F hotter, winter nights 13°F colder.
Rain & snow35% less rain and snow (19 in vs 29 in), falling mostly in summer, like Puno, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Andes), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 18°F hotter, winter nights 16°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain and snow (16 in vs 29 in), falling mostly in summer, like Puno, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Puno, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61° | 43° | 6.2 |
| Feb | 60° | 43° | 6.0 |
| Mar | 60° | 42° | 5.0 |
| Apr | 60° | 39° | 1.7 |
| May | 60° | 34° | 0.5 |
| Jun | 59° | 31° | 0.2 |
| Jul | 59° | 31° | 0.1 |
| Aug | 60° | 33° | 0.3 |
| Sep | 62° | 36° | 1.1 |
| Oct | 63° | 39° | 1.4 |
| Nov | 64° | 40° | 2.2 |
| Dec | 63° | 42° | 4.3 |