Climate averages 1991–2020
Pucallpa weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Pucallpa: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 99 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes August a wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cruzeiro do Sul (223 km away). In August its highs average 30.2°C, about as warm as Pucallpa, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Pucallpa ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest August highs and 22nd of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Pucallpa is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 99 mm to 148 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Pucallpa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 302 | 25.6 | 12.513 h |
| February | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 313 | 23.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 350 | 26.3 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 257 | 22.9 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 158 | 19.3 | 11.712 h |
| June | 28.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 98 | 14.3 | 11.612 h |
| July | 28.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 82 | 11.2 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 30.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 99 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| September | 30.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 148 | 15.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 226 | 21.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 29.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 276 | 23.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 29.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 289 | 25.5 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Cruzeiro do Sul in AugustBrazil · 223 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 71 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AugustPeru · 253 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Huancayo in AugustPeru · 416 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Chimbote in AugustPeru · 451 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Chosica in AugustPeru · 461 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Santa Anita - Los Ficus in AugustPeru · 487 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Lima in AugustPeru · 489 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Trujillo in AugustPeru · 493 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Pucallpa) is explained once on the Pucallpa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.