Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Maldonado weather
in August.
A hot, moderately 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 Puerto Maldonado: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cusco (318 km away). In August its highs average 15.7°C, 14.4°C cooler than Puerto Maldonado, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Puerto Maldonado ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest August highs and 21st of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Puerto Maldonado is 7.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 119 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
Puerto Maldonado climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 369 | 27.1 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 361 | 24.7 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 300 | 25.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 168 | 19.1 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 88 | 13.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 27.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 52 | 9.2 | 11.411 h |
| July | 27.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 46 | 7.8 | 11.511 h |
| August, selected | 30.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 62 | 8.6 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 119 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 223 | 21.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 259 | 22.2 | 12.713 h |
| December | 29.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 330 | 26.1 | 12.813 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
- Cusco in AugustPeru · 318 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 22 mm rain
- Rio Branco in AugustBrazil · 328 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 38 mm rain
- Juliaca in AugustPeru · 339 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low -0.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Puno in AugustPeru · 372 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 0.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Riberalta in AugustBolivia · 385 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Abancay in AugustPeru · 416 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 22 mm rain
- La Paz in AugustBolivia · 449 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 1.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Viacha in AugustBolivia · 462 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low -0.7°C · 16 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 Puerto Maldonado) is explained once on the Puerto Maldonado year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.