Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Maldonado weather
in July.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Puerto Maldonado: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cusco (318 km away). In July its highs average 15.0°C, 12.9°C cooler than Puerto Maldonado, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Puerto Maldonado ranks 6th of 24 for the warmest July highs and 21st of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 22.4°C; Puerto Maldonado is 5.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 62 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 27.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 46 | 7.8 | 11.511 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Cusco in JulyPeru · 318 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Rio Branco in JulyBrazil · 328 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Juliaca in JulyPeru · 339 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low -2.0°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Puno in JulyPeru · 372 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low -0.8°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Riberalta in JulyBolivia · 385 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Abancay in JulyPeru · 416 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 13 mm rain
- La Paz in JulyBolivia · 449 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 0.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Viacha in JulyBolivia · 462 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low -1.6°C · 10 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.