Cusco Department · Peru

San Sebastián travel guide

San Sebastián is a city in Cusco Department, Peru, home to about 110,000 people.

Best months
October and November
Nearest airport
CUZ1 km · Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Currency
PENNuevo sol
Time zone
America/Lima
Language
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit San Sebastián

The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Sebastián are October and November. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.

-2°14°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec148 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to San Sebastián: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), about 0.5 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

CUZ · Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

0.5 km from the centreICAO SPZO

Questions

San Sebastián: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit San Sebastián?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Sebastián are October and November. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to San Sebastián?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), about 0.5 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in San Sebastián?

Nuevo sol (PEN).

Nearby

Destinations near San Sebastián

Sources: city facts from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.